FRANK'S® REDHOT® Cayenne Pepper Sauce Celebrates Over 80 Years of Making Hot Sauce History

FRANK'S® REDHOT® Cayenne Pepper Sauce was created on the banks of the Ohio River over 80 years ago by Jacob Frank, president and founder of the Frank Tea and Spice company. Frank was a turn-of-the century genius who pioneered the introductions of standard shelf-size packaging for spices and condiments.

Frank's interest in hot pepper sauce began when he contracted with the Louisiana pepper baron Adam Estellet to grow and cure red peppers for a sauce made from whole peppers and brine. Recognizing that there was more to pepper sauce than just heat, Frank began to experiment with Louisiana Sunlongs, a superior strain of cayenne pepper. The red cayenne peppers developed especially for FRANK'S® REDHOT® Sauces offer a richer, fuller flavor!

A perfect blend of flavor and heat

FRANK'S® REDHOT® Sauce, which was introduced in 1920, combines the zest of a full-bodied cayenne pepper flavor with vinegar and garlic. That deliciously spicy mixture is then aged to perfection and blended to a thick, rich consistency. The result is the spicy tang, full-bodied flavor and brilliant red color of FRANK'S® REDHOT® Sauce.

A long time favorite flavor enhancer of chefs and home cooks, FRANK'S® REDHOT® Sauce is the perfect blend of flavor and heat for a delicious zing. It's the #1 choice of hot sauce among professional chefs.*

The secret ingredient in the first Buffalo wings

FRANK'S® REDHOT® Sauce was the secret ingredient in the original Buffalo wings, concocted in 1964 by Teressa Bellissimo at the Anchor Bar and Grill in Buffalo, NY. As the story goes, Teresa and her husband Frank were about to close up for the evening when a group of their son Dominic's friends came in for a late night snack. To oblige them, Teresa prepared some chicken wings, splashed on a special sauce with FRANK'S® REDHOT® Sauce and added celery and bleu cheese dressing. The rest is culinary history.

*Sources: NPD Brand Measure 2002, Nielsen 24 weeks ending 2/9/02, Volume Share; Bulk Hot Sauce 2000; A.C. Nielsen 2002 Household Panel