Huy Fong Foods, one of the world’s largest producers of Sriracha sauce, suspended production back in June. Still, the global hot sauce shortage continues as the company only has 10 percent of pepper produce coming in.
Assembly lines at the California factory typically produce 18,000 bottles a day. However, the current volume means there is only one conveyer belt working. David Tran, Huy Fong Foods founder and owner, has estimated they are two years behind on production.
The hot sauce shortage comes as droughts and unexpected crop failures diminished spring chilli harvests this year.
