18 articles
Business
Huy Fong Foods’ sriracha faces another potential shortage
Customers could face another sriracha shortage as Huy Fong Foods announces a halt in production until after Labor Day, citing a lack of usab...
Carl Samson
Sriracha lovers are now buying this bottle at Costco
Customers still struggling to get ahold of Huy Fong Foods’ sriracha are reportedly getting their fix from a rival brand that costs cheaper a...
Food
Sriracha buyers say new Huy Fong Foods bottles taste different
Amid a chili shortage, some customers of Huy Fong Foods’ sriracha have expressed discontent with the sauce currently sold on the market, say...
A Sriracha bottle now costs over $60 on Amazon amid chili shortage
Bottles of Sriracha have skyrocketed to as much as $120 on the internet as maker Huy Fong Foods continues to grapple with chili shortages. C...
Bay Area
Sriracha bottles ‘disappear’ from SF restaurant as shortage causes condiment’s price to reach $30
Customers of a popular restaurant are allegedly stealing the business’s Sriracha bottles as the price of the beloved condiment has skyrocket...
Michelle De Pacina
Sriracha factory slows from producing 18,000 bottles of Sriracha an hour to just 2,000 an hour
Due to a drought, the Sriracha factory in Irwindale, California, is producing about 2,000 bottles an hour compared to its usual production o...
Rebecca Moon
Feature
Los Angeles restaurant offers free Vietnamese food in exchange for Sriracha amid chili shortage
Los Angeles-based Vietnamese restaurant Bé Ù is offering some of their menu items for free in exchange for unopened bottles of Sriracha. C...
Jane Nam
News
Sriracha shortage linked to weather conditions and drought
Nearly two months after informing customers of a months-long shortage in its products, Huy Fong Foods has shed light on the weather issues c...
Huy Fong Foods suspends production of sriracha, sambal oelek due to ‘severe’ chili shortage
Weather conditions affecting the quality of chili peppers have forced Huy Fong Foods to suspend sales of its products, including its famous...
Company Creates CBD-Sriracha Sauce for Lunar New Year
Potli, a company that offers CBD-infused food and cooking essentials, is releasing fast-acting cannabis-infused Sriracha as part of its Luna...
Bryan Ke
Sriracha Recalled in Australia, New Zealand Over Risk of ‘Exploding’ in People’s Face
There is nothing like eggs with Huy Fong’s Sriracha sauce and a bowl of rice in the morning. But Australia and New Zealand have recall...
Khier Casino
882 Pounds of Meth Found Being Smuggled Inside Sriracha Bottles
Four Australian men have been arrested for smuggling 400 kilograms (882 pounds) of methylamphetamine inside hundreds of bottles of the popul...
Walmart is Now Selling a Sriracha Gift Basket for $15
Those whose meals are practically incomplete without the kick of Huy Fong Foods’ Sriracha sauce will be thrilled to learn that Walmart...
Sriracha Must Pay $23.3 Million to Jalapeño Pepper Farmer
Huy Fong Foods, the maker of the widely popular Sriracha hot sauce, has been ordered by a California jury to pay its former jalapeño pepper ...
Ryan General
Asia
Why ‘Made By Refugee’ Stickers Are Appearing on Goods All Over New York
In a bid to remind New Yorkers where they usually get their favorite things, a creative duo decided to go to different New York boroughs to ...
Interviews
Inside the Only Factory in the World That Makes Sriracha Sauce
Sriracha is the hot sauce loved and adored by people around the world, but few have actually been inside the factory where the magic happens...
Laura Dang
How a Vietnamese Refugee Founded a Multi-Million Dollar Sriracha Empire
After arriving in the United States, one Vietnamese refugee went on to create one of the most beloved hot chili sauces, easily recognizable ...
Sriracha Just Gave You a Reason to Love the Hot Sauce Even More
The world’s most beloved hot sauce is now available in portable, to-go form. That’s right, Sriracha now exists in packets. So long are the d...
Editorial Staff
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