Jalapeño farmer wins $23.3 million in heated dispute with Sriracha maker
by Alexa Díaz, Los Angeles Times
Jul 12, 2019
3 minutes
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LOS ANGELES - After the collapse of a nearly 30-year partnership with the maker of the world-famous Sriracha sauce and a multimillion-dollar lawsuit with the company, Craig Underwood is still betting on his farm's peppers.
A jury recently awarded $23.3 million to Underwood Ranches after a bitter lawsuit with Huy Fong Foods Inc., the manufacturer of the wildly popular Sriracha in the signature green-capped bottle. The family-owned Underwood farm was once the exclusive supplier of the chili peppers at the
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