Posted on 06/09/2022 10:10:33 AM PDT by mylife
Weather conditions affecting the quality of chili peppers have forced California-based Huy Fong Foods to suspend sales and production of its famous sriracha sauce, the company has announced.
In an April 19 email that only recently made its rounds in the media, Huy Fong Foods informed customers that they are facing “a more severe shortage of chili” compared to a similar situation in July 2020. As a result, all orders placed on or after April 19 will be scheduled after Labor Day (Sept. 6) in the order they were received.
“Due to weather conditions affecting the quality of chili peppers, we now face a more severe shortage of chili,” the company said. “Unfortunately, this is out of our control, and without this essential ingredient, we are unable to produce any of our products.”
Huy Fong Foods currently sells three kinds of sauces: sriracha, which is created from sun-ripened chilies pureed into a smooth paste; chili garlic, a thick, “chunky-style” hot sauce with a hint of garlic; and sambal oelek, a “full-bodied” sauce with the pure taste of chilies.
In the email, the company added that those who have not received a confirmation after making their purchase will have their orders on hold until September.
“We understand that this may cause issues. However, during this time we will not accept any new orders to be placed before September as we will not have enough inventory to fulfill your order,” the company said.
Chili peppers have thus joined the list of foods and products in shortage so far this year. Baby formula, for instance, has been scarce since November 2021 and hit a whopping 73% out-of-stock rate on May 22, as per data firm Datasembly.
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A line has been crossed.
I may need to hoist the Black Flag over this.
How I’m gonna make my monkey meat skewers without no Sriracha?
I just got 2 of those, but am seriously low on chili garlic :(
I am runnning low too. Oh no....
I really like this stuff. FJB!
DIY. Seriously, most folks with hot peppers in their garden can’t get rid of them fast enough.
REMEMBER: Things happen gradually, then suddenly
well, now EVERYTHING has gone to hell.
life gets tasteless
Three parts ketchup, one part sriracha makes a good condiment for the wife who can’t take it straight.
Got two big bottles in the cabinet and one in the fridge.
What fresh condiment hell is this?
that stuff is great but Frank’s Redhot is good too.
HOARDER
“the company added that those who have not received a confirmation after making their purchase will have their orders on hold until September.”
there go the elections!
You don’t have hot peppers in YOUR garden? Sucks to be you.
I have plenty
Life is good...just be prepared. :-)
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