Chili Pepper News

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue… … and he brought back a strangely hot fruit that reminded him of the black pepper he was after. So, we credit him with the Western world’s discovery of the chili pepper. We’re not wrong for doing that. But, we’re not right either. It’s time we started thanking the Portuguese for their role in the hot sauce world we live in now.

If you’re a chili head, you may find it difficult to believe that there are homes that don’t keep a variety of fresh chili peppers alongside a small gallery of hot sauces in the fridge. We also find it difficult to believe. You know, we have pastes, dried peppers, extracts, chili oils, and more next to our fresh chilies and hot sauces. But maybe we take it to the extreme. Maybe. Still, our day-in and day-out exposure to chili peppers mean we’ve seen too many people handling them badly. (Perhaps it’s actually all the food videos posted on Facebook throughout the...

As we look to wrap the third financial quarter of the year, it’s worth looking at some of the fast-food trends of the second quarter. Namely, we’re concerned with reports that this year’s release of Wendy’s Ghost Pepper Fries didn’t perform as well as expected.

We’ve heard for a long time that hot sauce sales are on the rise in the United States. And, it wouldn’t take a lot of effort to see it, let alone believe it. Hot sauces are everywhere. It seems like every time you head to the grocery store, there’s a new one on the shelves. (Don’t worry, we’re not threatened. We welcome the competition… and all the delicious flavor combinations to sample.)