Tapatío hot sauce
Tapatío is an American hot sauce produced in Vernon, California. It is popular mainly in the United States, predominantly among Mexican American communities. "Tapatío" is the name given to people from Guadalajara, Jalisco: the place the company's founders emigrated from. It is exported to Mexico, Canada, Central America, Australia, and elsewhere. The ingredients, as listed on the product label, are water, red peppers, salt, spices, garlic, acetic acid, xanthan gum and sodium benzoate as a preservative. Tapatío comes in five sizes: , and , as well as in packets. The sauce overall has a Scoville heat scale rating  of 3,000, hotter than Sriracha. The product slogan is ""Es una salsa ... Muy salsa"" ("It's a sauce... Very saucy"). In 2011, Frito-Lay released a line of Tapatío-flavored Doritos, Ruffles, and Fritos in the United States. Tapatío Ramen was introduced in 2018. In 2021, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the brand, they collaborated with Gabriel Iglesias for a special edition of the hot sauce, Tapatio X Fluffy. Company background. The Tapatío Hot Sauce company was started in 1971 by Jose-Luis Saavedra, Sr., in a warehouse in Maywood, California. In 1985, the company moved to a facility  in Vernon, California, from Downtown Los Angeles. Although larger than the first location, the new factory had a single loading dock and limited storage space, which created a new series of problems for the company. After a long search, a site was found for a developer to custom-build a new facility, which Tapatío presently occupies. The new factory has several loading docks and automated production.