Volcanic Peppers a hit at NYC Hot Sauce Expo

[Omaha Steve]

Story below. Their store and production are 5 minutes away from us. We have been into them for a couple years now. Great stuff. 10% of retail sales goes to local food banks.

Another story and video here: http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Bellevues-Family-Owned-Volcanic-Peppers-Gaining-Worldwide-Attentiion-317431381.html

Video of where it is grown in NE: http://studio.omaha.com/Peppers-O-Plenty-30021187?ndn.trackingGroup=91341&ndn.siteSection=omahalanding&ndn.videoId=30021187&freewheel=91341&sitesection=omahalanding&vid=30021187



Submitted photo

Tim Bader, left, owner of Volcanic Peppers, stands at his booth with sales manager Duster Ellis at the NYC Hot Sauce Expo. Bader received a second-place award in the habanero category for his Volcano Dust 2 hot sauce.


http://www.omaha.com/sarpy/bellevue/volcanic-peppers-a-hit-at-nyc-hot-sauce-expo/article_e741a0cd-802d-5b70-9e3b-5de042c6000d.html

POSTED: FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016 1:00 AM
By Michael Batchelder / Leader Staff Writer

Bellevue’s own Volcanic Peppers heated up the competition at the NYC Hot Sauce Expo, a gathering of thousands of aficionados of spicy sauces and peppers.

Tim Bader, owner of Volcanic Peppers, traveled to New York April 23-24 to compete in the NYC Hot Sauce Expo. Bader placed second in the habanero category for his Volcano Dust 2 Hot Sauce, winning a “Screaming Mi Mi” award.

Each year Bader has placed second in a different category, with sauces such as the Death by Dougla and Red Reaper hot sauce. More than 200 companies from around the world submitted a hot sauce in a variety of different categories, with the habanero category being especially competitive.

“Everybody submits in the habanero category, so I was pretty proud of that,” Bader said. “In that competitive of an event, I’m pretty proud to get anything.”

FULL story at link.

[niyad]

1. thank you, steve. always good to know more hot sauce sources!!

their website looks very interesting, indeed.

[Skittles]

2. I need to mail some to some soldiers in Afghanistan

last heavily wrapped bottle I sent, they gave it to a helicopter pilot - they said he dropped to his knees and looked up and said, "MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED"

[Omaha Steve]

3. Great story