How Sriracha’s maker betrayed its 28-year pepper supplier
In October 2016, Huy Fong Foods — the American company behind the iconic Sriracha hot sauce — asked its longtime pepper supplier, Underwood Ranches, for permission to fly a drone over the harvest. They said it was for personal use. Underwood agreed — it was the first time Huy Fong had ever asked to film anything. Months later, …
