Sriracha Ordered to Pay $23.3 Million in Damages to Its Former Chili Pepper Grower | Eater

"A family-run pepper farm that grew the red jalapeño peppers used by the Sriracha maker, it spent years preparing future crops and ultimately sued and countersued over the partnership’s collapse. A jury found the manufacturer breached a verbal contract and owed the ranch for two years of lost income, awarding a total judgment that, after deductions, amounted to $23.3 million. The trial highlighted the personal side of the dispute: decades-long ties between the ranch family and the sauce company’s leadership—described as being “like family” and including attendance at family weddings—gave way to litigation over crop preparations, contracts, and unpaid costs." - Jenny G. Zhang