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The story of Texas Pete Hot Sauce begins at the dawn of the Great Depression in 1929.
Founder Thad W. Garner became the new owner of the "Dixie Pig" barbecue stand, which came with a handwritten recipe for barbecue sauce. The "pig" stand did not survive the Depression, but the sauce did - and became the foundation for a thriving family business still going strong in Winston-Salem, NC.
Thad Garner, his mother Jane, father Sam and brothers Ralph and Harold worked together to make the sauce in the family kitchen. Customers began asking for a spicier sauce, so the family developed a new recipe using red peppers. One family member suggested "Mexican Joe" as a brand name, but Sam wanted an American flavor. Since Texas had a well-deserved spicy food reputation and Harold's nickname was Pete, the family decided the new product would be called "Texas Pete Hot Sauce."
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