Crystal Hot Sauce
Est. 1923
Heritage & History
In 1923, Alvin Baumer Sr. purchased Mill's Fruit Products, a small sno-ball syrup company on Tchoupitoulas Street in New Orleans. While going through the acquisition paperwork, he found a hand-labeled recipe tucked in a desk drawer — a Louisiana-style cayenne hot sauce called Crystal Pure. Baumer began producing it alongside the syrup business, and within years the hot sauce had overtaken everything else. The company was renamed Baumer Foods, Inc., and moved to a larger facility on Tulane Avenue in Mid-City.
Hurricane Katrina devastated the Tulane Avenue plant in 2005. Instead of closing, Baumer Foods signed a long-term lease with the Port of South Louisiana and rebuilt, opening a new facility in Reserve, Louisiana in 2007.
Made in Reserve, Louisiana
The Baumer Foods plant at the Globalplex Intermodal Terminal in Reserve, St. John the Baptist Parish, spans approximately 190,000 square feet. The facility produces more than 4.5 million gallons of Crystal Hot Sauce annually alongside Worcestershire, steak, wing, and other sauces under the Crystal brand. The facility is SQF certified and employs approximately 166 workers.
Crystal remains a third-generation, family-owned business. Alvin 'Pepper' Baumer III became president in 2019. The sauce itself is unchanged: aged red cayenne peppers, distilled vinegar, and salt. That simplicity has kept it the most popular hot sauce in Louisiana for over a century.
Crystal Hot Sauce Original Louisiana 6 oz
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Crystal Hot Sauce Original Louisiana 12 oz
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Crystal Hot Sauce Original Louisiana 32 oz
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Crystal Hot Sauce Original Louisiana 1 Gallon
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Crystal Louisiana Extra Hot Sauce 1 Gallon
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Crystal Hot Sauce with Garlic 12 oz
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Crystal Extra Hot Wing Sauce 12 oz
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Crystal Louisiana Steak Sauce 10 oz
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Crystal Louisiana Worcestershire Sauce 10 oz
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Crystal Hot Sauce Original 12 oz 2-Pack
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Crystal Hot Sauce Original and Extra Hot Combo Pack 6 oz Each
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Crystal Hot Sauce made in the USA?
Yes. Crystal Hot Sauce manufactures 15 verified products in Reserve, Louisiana. Crystal Hot Sauce has been made in Louisiana since 1923, when Alvin Baumer Sr. discovered an old cayenne pepper recipe in the desk drawer of a New Orleans syrup company and turned it into one of America's most beloved hot sauces.
Where is Crystal Hot Sauce manufactured?
Crystal Hot Sauce is headquartered in Reserve, LA. Manufacturing takes place in Reserve, Louisiana.
What Crystal Hot Sauce products can I buy?
We carry 15 verified Crystal Hot Sauce products across Food & Beverages. Every listing links directly to Amazon with verified American manufacturing.
When was Crystal Hot Sauce founded?
Crystal Hot Sauce was founded in 1923. Crystal Hot Sauce has been made in Louisiana since 1923, when Alvin Baumer Sr. discovered an old cayenne pepper recipe in the desk drawer of a New Orleans syrup company and turned it into one of America's most beloved hot sauces.