Sriracha hot sauce maker warns of shortage
Bottles of the favored Sriracha sizzling sauce may very well be exhausting to search out on retailer cabinets this summer season.
Southern California-based Huy Fong Inc., informed clients in an electronic mail earlier this yr that it will droop gross sales of its well-known spicy sauce over the summer season because of a scarcity of chili peppers.
The corporate mentioned in its April 19 electronic mail that each one orders submitted after that date could be fulfilled after Labour Day.
“Sadly, that is out of our management and with out this important ingredient we’re unable to supply any of our merchandise,” the corporate mentioned.
The corporate sources its peppers from varied farms in California, New Mexico and Mexico, and mentioned that climate situations are affecting the standard of the peppers and deepening the chili pepper scarcity. It did not instantly reply to an electronic mail in search of remark Thursday.
Sizzling temperatures and a historic drought throughout the U.S. West have been taking a heavy toll on California’s agriculture. The U.S. Drought Monitor reported that the entire state was in “extreme drought” as of final week, with the Central Valley dealing with “excessive drought” situations.
