Sriracha sauce is the best selling hot sauce of Huy Fong Foods based in Rosemead, California. It is easily recognized by its bright red color and packaging: a clear plastic bottle with a green cap, text in five languages (Vietnamese, English, Chinese, French and Spanish) and the rooster logo. Originally made with Serrano peppers, the sauce is now made with red Jalapeño peppers, reducing the overall pungency. In December 2009, Bon Appétit magazine named its Sriracha sauce Ingredient of the Year for 2010. In 2010 the company produced 20 million bottles of sauce in a year. As of 2012 it had grown to sales of more than $60 million a year. In 2010, the company opened a factory in Irwindale, California. It is 23 acres, with 26,000 square feet of office space, 150,000 square feet of production space, and 480,000 square feet of warehouse. Unfortunately, the odor of chilis that emanates from the new Irwindale factory upset the communitys residents and the City of Irwindale filed a lawsuit against Huy Fong Foods in October 2013, claiming that the odor was a public nuisance. Initially, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge refused the citys bid to shut down the factory but a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ordered the factory to essentially shut down on Nov. 27, 2013, prohibiting all activities that could cause odors. However, on May 29, 2014, it was announced that Irwindale had dropped the lawsuit against Huy Fong Foods, and the hipster community rejoiced!
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 16:46:08 +0000
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