Here’s how the sriracha shortage could’ve prevented

Sriracha maker, Huy Fong Foods, has cited weather-related issues to be the cause of the shortage of its sauces. While drought has played a factor in many pepper growing regions in North and Central America in recent years, it may not be the full story. Huy Fong Foods’ former pepper supplier of 28 years, Underwood Ranches, told CNBC that it could have kept up with the hot sauce company’s demand if the two parties’ business relationship had not come to an end in 2017.