It’s a touching story of a humble Buckeye hot sauce maker doing his part to make a name for himself in the chile pepper world….

Actually, it’s a lot more than that. CaJohns Fiery Foods ^[1] has been at the forefront of making hot sauces and other products with the Bhut Jolokia pepper since it reached the U.S. mainland and into the mainstream a few years ago. This article from the New Mexico Business Weekly Online ^[2] lays out the specifics of what’s been agreed to, so now the hot sauce-loving world just needs to sit back and wait for the Jolokia goodness to roll off the assembly lines. Way to go, CaJohn!!

NMSU inks hot deal on world’s spiciest pepper

New Mexico Business Weekly
Monday, May 4, 2009

The Chile Pepper Institute ^[3] at New Mexico State University has partnered with a private company to create a hot sauce with the world’s hottest chile pepper.

It’s the first time the Institute has joined with a private firm to produce a product. The Holy Jolokia sauce is produced by CaJohns Fiery Foods ^[1], based in Columbus, Ohio, and is made from the Bhut Jolokia pepper, which the Institute and the Guinness Book of Records certify is the hottest pepper on the planet.

Paul Bosland, director of the Chile Pepper Institute, said the new product will help further cement New Mexico as the chile capital of the world.

Click here to read the rest of the source article ^[2]