Dear Dave,I am presently in West Africa trying to tie down a supply line of hot pepper. Is there a standard for containers or specially lined drums that processors of pepper sauce use to deliver their product to their co-packer?Thanks,Marbue DennisMarbue:Mash is delivered in various containers, including tanker truck, rail tanker cars, 55-gallon drums (plastic or composite), and totes–wooden crates …
Making Hot Sauce in Switzerland
Hello:I’ve got a question. I’m from Switzerland, and I want to sell my own hot sauce. How can I do this?–What must I do, chemists and so on? –Can you tell me the way to sell sauce worldwide?Thank you very much.Mathias Mathias:That’s a lot of questions to answer. To get an overview of the industry and the steps you would need …
Chile Ristra Supplier needed
Hey Dave,Hope things are well with you. We’re setting up some displays at the Gourmet Products Show and I am looking for some products. Do you know of good suppliers or manufacturers of chile ristras? Also would love one of your cookbooks to use in display. We’re setting up displays for emerging cuisines…one of which of course is Latin.–Michelle MoranAssociate …
Hot Sauce Manufacturing Equipment needed
Dear Dave:Do you know where you can purchase ’protective gear’ when cooking/handling large amounts of habaneros? Even opening all windows and doors does not help when they are cooking (for hot sauce we make). Also, where would you purchase the ’steam-kettles’?Thank you.KarinHello Karin:You can purchase protective gear from–where else– www.protectivesuits.com Steam kettles, see http://warp-machinery-exchange.com/food-equipment/index.html and http://www.bigtray.com/catalog.asp?catid=11160&sr=ggawpc–Dave
Opening a Hot Sauce Shop in Florida
Dear Dave,I am interested in opening a hot sauce shop in Florida. Please advise what would be the best way to go about this. Should I become a distributor or a wholesaler?Thanks,MonicaMonica:See our articles on retailing in our Industry E-Zine. Distributing, wholesaling, and retailing are all different activities. Some people are able to do all of them. Dave Lutes, of …