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I eat the same insipid food at the cafeteria everyday, and my life would be dull if it weren’t for sriracha sauce. I decided to do some more research on sriracha sauce, and came across the inspiring story of Mr. David Tran. Mr. Tran is the founder of Huy Fong Foods, and the inventor of sriracha sauce.

Forced to flee his native Vietnam because of the war, he relocated himself to LA. Unfortunately for him, he couldn’t get a job. So he used his free time making buckets of hot sauce. At first the sauce was too hot to handle, and he was advised to sweeten it. However he refused to change his product and responded by saying “We don’t make mayonnaise here.” In addition to his philosophy on the spiciness of sauce he believed sauce should be affordable. Even after two decades of operation a 28oz bottle is still priced at around $4. “My american dream wasn’t to become a billionaire. We started this because we like fresh, spicy chili sauce.”

Huy Fong Food’s revenue grows by 20% every year and is a reflection of the steady principles of it’s founder.

http://articles.latimes.com/2013/apr/12/business/la-fi-himi-tran-20130414