The Tapatío Hot Sauce company was started in 1971 by Jose-Luis Saavedra Sr., in a warehouse in Maywood, California.Tapatio Hot Sauce|Es una salsa...Muy salsa. Accessed January 2017. In 1985, the company moved to a facility in Vernon, California, from Downtown Los Angeles. Although larger than the first location, the new factory had a single loading dock and limited storage space, which created a new series of problems for the company. After a long search, a site was found for a developer to custom-build a new facility, which Tapatío presently occupies. The new factory has several loading docks and automated production.
