Huy Fong Foods, Inc.
Food manufacturer · Irwindale
4800 Azusa Canyon Rd, Irwindale, CA 91706
Highlights
Home of Sriracha, Sambal Oelek, and Chili Garlic sauce
Home of Sriracha, Sambal Oelek, and Chili Garlic sauce
"The maker of the country’s most popular sriracha has faced recurring supply shortfalls over the past two years; this season the company told wholesale buyers that this year’s chile crop was “too green,” which affected the sauce’s bright red color, and it expects to resume production sometime after Labor Day. Drought in Mexico, where the chiles are grown, could worsen availability, and observers debate whether the root causes are climate-driven crop issues or internal mismanagement. The shortages have prompted many fans to seek alternate sauces while production is inconsistent." - Amy McCarthy
"The maker of Sriracha announced an “unprecedented inventory shortage” in April — its second in two years — prompting practical coverage that urged cooks to rely on acceptable substitutes like harissa, other sriracha brands, or basically any hot sauce they enjoy, with the reassurance that most hot sauces will work in a pinch." - Rebecca Flint Marx
"According to some gastronomists, American cuisine can be defined by eight flavors. The oldest is black pepper (the spice of choice for Martha Washington), while the newest staple in the culinary repertoire is sriracha, the iconic spicy rooster sauce. The hot sauce’s trajectory has taken it from Vietnamese staple to potato chip flavoring. Today the most well known sriracha brand is from Huy Fong Foods, and every single bottle of Huy Fong Sriracha is made in one factory, in Irwindale, California. In this episode of Gastropod, historical gastronomist Sarah Lohman describes how jalapeños go from farm to sauce in just three hours." - ATLAS_OBSCURA
"According to some gastronomists, American cuisine can be defined by eight flavors. The oldest is black pepper (the spice of choice for Martha Washington), while the newest staple in the culinary repertoire is sriracha, the iconic spicy rooster sauce. The hot sauce’s trajectory has taken it from Vietnamese staple to potato chip flavoring. Today the most well known sriracha brand is from Huy Fong Foods, and every single bottle of Huy Fong Sriracha is made in one factory, in Irwindale, California. In this episode of Gastropod, historical gastronomist Sarah Lohman describes how jalapeños go from farm to sauce in just three hours." - ATLAS_OBSCURA
"The maker of the popular hot sauce that relied on red jalapeño peppers from the ranch was found by a jury to have broken its contract and committed fraud by misrepresenting and concealing information. After first suing the ranch in 2017 for an alleged $1.5 million overpayment and termination of the partnership, the company faced a $20 million counterclaim and ultimately was ordered to pay for monetary losses and punitive damages. The trial revealed the breakdown of a 28-year business and personal relationship between the company’s founder and the ranch owner, with testimony delivered through a Mandarin interpreter and remarks about how a long-standing partnership ended up in court." - Jenny G. Zhang
