Restaurants & Bars
Local Restaurants Feel The Heat During Sriracha Shortage
Local restaurants are now making public pleas for Sriracha, offering entrees and appetizers in exchange for donations from customers.
June 29, 2022
A shortage of the popular hot sauce Sriracha may last the rest of the summer, putting Los Angeles restaurants in a bind as the demand for it is as strong as ever.
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Sauce manufacturer Huy Fong Foods said in April they were still facing a monthslong shortage of chili peppers and it was affecting their distribution.
"As you may recall, on July 24, 2020, we sent out an email to all customers that we have been experiencing a shortage of chili pepper inventory," a letter to customers, like restaurants and stores, reads.
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