Huy Fong Foods
HQ US
Maker of the rooster-bottle Sriracha; historically reliant on a single red-jalapeño supplier.
agricultural · input
Chili Peppers (Hot Sauce)
Red jalapeño/serrano and other chilies for hot sauce. Drought-sensitive and geographically concentrated (Mexico, US Southwest); the input behind the Sriracha shortages.
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
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Claims on record
What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on chili peppers (hot sauce) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Who makes it
Supplier companies
4 companies produce chili peppers (hot sauce).
McCormick & Company(MKC)
HQ US
World's largest spice and seasoning company; $6.6B revenue in 2024; market leader globally. Dual strategy: retail brands (McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot, Lawry's, Old Bay, Zatarain's) and industrial/foodservice (supplying spice systems to Tyson, Smithfield, JBS, McDonald's). McCormick's industrial segment supplies flavor systems directly to US and global processed meat processors. Also the leading supplier of spice blends to QSR chains. McCormick + Olam + Ajinomoto together control ~38% of global spice/seasoning market. McCormick's global sourcing includes direct relationships with pepper farmers in Vietnam, paprika processors in Spain/Hungary, and garlic processors in China.
McIlhenny Company (Tabasco)
HQ US
Maker of Tabasco sauce; peppers mashed and oak-barrel-aged ~3 years.
Underwood Ranches
HQ US
Chili grower; Huy Fong's sole jalapeño supplier for ~30 years until a 2017 split + lawsuit.