Up Next: Sriracha Shortage – IOTW Report

Up Next: Sriracha Shortage

Maybe Hillary has some in her purse.

New York (CNN Business)Time to find an alternative hot sauce, Sriracha lovers.Huy Fong Inc., one of the world’s largest producers in the Asian hot sauce market, says it anticipates a major shortage of its beloved Sriracha. “Unfortunately, we can confirm that there is an unprecedented shortage of our products,” the company said in a statement. “We are still endeavoring to resolve this issue that has been caused by several spiraling events, including unexpected crop failure from the spring chili harvest.”

Although chili peppers have consistently been in short supply since the early days of the Covid pandemic, Huy Fong warned in April that an even more severe shortage of chilies was taking place due to severe weather conditions affecting the quality of the peppers. The situation is “out of our control” and would detrimentally affect the making and selling of Sriracha, the company said in an April 19 letter to distributors. more

14 Comments on Up Next: Sriracha Shortage

  1. Brad, a good friend of mine bought a diesel pick up a couple years ago, diesel was $2.89 then. He’s about 3/4’s pissed off too! It’s not $7.00 here yet but it’s well over $6.00.

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