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Hot Ones is HOT Right Now!  Hot Ones is an American YouTube talk show, created by Chris Schonberger, hosted by Sean Evans and produced by First We Feast and Complex Media. Its basic premise involves celebrities being interviewed by Evans over a platter of increasingly spicy chicken wings. Se [..]

Celebrity Collaboration Projects Hot Shots Distributing takes pride in the partnership projects in collaboration with music legends and celebrities to bring their branded hot sauces to the market. We work with some of the worlds greatest musical superstars to bring out their passion for flavor an [..]

Hot Sauce Fun Fact – Hot Sauce Tradeshows, Expos and Festivals Tradeshows and Expos and Festivals, Oh My! A super fun way to sample hot sauces and actually meet the artisan makers behind those creations is to attend a hot sauce festival or expo. It’s a great way to spend a day or two [..]

Chile Pepper Fun Fact – The Pepper X  X Marks the Spot for Extreme Heat On August 23, 2023, Guinness World Records officially recognized Pepper X as the world's hottest chili pepper, measuring 2.69 million SHU, beating the previous world record of 1.64 million SHU held by the Carolina [..]

Want to SPICE up your menu without impacting your food cost?  Adding spicy options without changing your menu is not as hard as you would think. As the popularity of spicy continues to accelerate not only here in the US, but is becoming a global phenomenon, many restauranters struggle with t [..]

How to set up a proper Wall of Flame  Let’s start with what exactly is a Wall of Flame? The concept is fairly simple, it’s a wide assortment of different hot sauces varying in heat levels and manufacturer options located in one central location, or shelf unit that a restaurant, c [..]

Half Moon Bay Trading Company Story Half Moon Bay Trading Co. was officially founded in 1992 in Atlantic Beach, Florida by Tom Nuijens. Tom’s background was in advertising but was an avid surfer and would make countless trips to Costa Rica on surfing excursions. In 1978 Tom began developmen [..]

Captain Thom’s Chili Pepper Company Captain Thom's Chili Pepper Company is a brand of spicy creations and hot sauces that was created by Captain Thom Edwards who started making his own hot sauce in the early 1990s. Captain Thom was a self-proclaimed hot sauce fanatic who had a passion for [..]

Many small restaurants struggle on a daily basis to make money and turn a profit, whether it’s local competition, surrounded by the big national chains or just costing out their dishes properly. Restaurants are after all a business and like any business, profitability is key to their overall [..]