Dear Dave,I am interested in opening a hot sauce shop in Florida. Please advise what would be the best way to go about this. Should I become a distributor or a wholesaler?Thanks,MonicaMonica:See our articles on retailing in our Industry E-Zine. Distributing, wholesaling, and retailing are all different activities. Some people are able to do all of them. Dave Lutes, of …
Trying to find Cal-Compack
Dear Dave,Years ago I knew of company called Cal-Compack that purveyed chile products in large volume. Is this company still in business? If so, does it have a website, and what is its address?Thanks,ChiliDudeChiliDude:Cal-Compack is now Gilroy Foods. See www.gilroyfoods.com–Dave
Generic Buffalo Wings Sauce Supplier wanted
Dear Dave,I’m from the Philippines and I’m trying to locate a chile sauce manufacturer for a buffalo wings business I’m planning. The Anchor Bar Buffalo Wing sauce looks good but it costs too much. Do you know of any manufacturer that can supply me with generic buffalo wings sauces? Thank you very much and more power to you.–EdEd:Your best option …
Pepper Mash Processing
Hi, Dave.I have enjoyed your many articles and hope to do a lot of fiery cooking when I retire back to the States. My problem is that I am about to change from a grower of chiles in Western Panama into a processor to sell directly to Tabasco but I don’t know the step-by-step procedure for getting the mash from …
How to get started with Hot Sauce Manufacturing II
Hello Dave:My family is very interested in bottling and selling a sauce that we feel will be very successful in the Asian/Filipino market. However, we are not sure how to begin our business. Our plan is to bottle our sauce and give to local Filipino restaurant owners in order to get a feel of how popular our sauce will be …