Sriracha Stops Using Underwood Peppers, Faces Lawsuit | Eater
"A large pepper grower that at one point produced roughly 100 million pounds of peppers a year and derived about 75% of its 2014 revenue from a supply arrangement, the ranch cultivated ripe red jalapeños exclusively to meet the processor’s needs. The parties’ practice involved the grower estimating production costs, the buyer paying in installments, and year-end reconciliations, but the relationship collapsed into competing lawsuits: the grower says it is owed roughly $20 million for costs incurred preparing the 2017 crop and accuses the buyer of breaching the agreement and forcing layoffs, and has even launched its own sriracha product while taunting that without its peppers the sauce is “just another condiment.”" - Jaya Saxena
