History
In 1986 or 1987, Huy Fong Foods relocated to a 68,000-square-foot (6,300 m2) building in Rosemead, California. The company also purchased land near San Diego, California, on which it grows the chili peppers used for its products; it also purchases chilis grown in Oxnard and Somis, California, and places farther north. Most of each year's chili mash is produced in just two months, during the autumn harvest. The sauces are produced on machinery that has been specially modified by Tran, who taught himself machining and welding skills. In 2001, the company was estimated to have sold 6,000 tons of chili products for approximately US$12 million. In 2007 it was estimated to have made US$3.2 million.
Huy Fong Foods' chili sauces are made from red jalapeño chili peppers and contain no artificial ingredients. The company formerly used serrano chilis but found them difficult to harvest. All five sauces are manufactured in Rosemead, California. The company has warned customers about counterfeit versions of its sauces.
In 2010, the company opened a new factory in Irwindale, California. It is 23 acres, with 26,000 square feet of office space, 150,000 square feet of production space, and 480,000 square feet of warehouse. The company now produces about 20 million bottles of sauce in a year, and is operated by Mr. William Trần.
In December 2009, Bon Appetit magazine named its Sriracha sauce Ingredient of the Year for 2010.
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