Baumer Foods, based in New Orleans, Louisiana, is best known for its flagship Crystal Hot Sauce. Founded in 1923, the family?owned company produces Louisiana?style cayenne pepper sauces, wing sauces, steak sauces, pepper sauces and mayonnaise under the Crystal brand. Crystal Hot Sauce uses aged red cayenne peppers, vinegar and salt to achieve its signature flavour and is distributed to grocery stores, restaurants and food manufacturers worldwide. Baumer Foods offers private?label and foodservice packaging and continues to operate from its original Canal Street facility. The company is involved in community outreach and disaster relief efforts along the Gulf Coast.