La Victoria (company)

La Victoria is an American manufacturer of Mexican food products, in particular jar salsas. They were founded in Los Angeles in 1917, and introduced the first jar salsa product in the US, Salsa Brava, a true Mexican-style salsa, still sold today.[1][2][3] In 1941, Henry Tanklage created the La Victoria Sales Company, introducing green and red taco sauce, and enchilada sauces.[4] They are currently a division of Hormel, one of their MegaMex Foods brands.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Our Story". La Victoria Brand. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. ↑ EWG - Environmental Working Group. "EWG's Food Scores - La Victoria Salsa Brava Hot Sauce". Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Who's a Pepper? Pace Picante, the company that made salsa a household name". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "La Victoria Mexican Food Salsa, Enchilada Sauce, Taco Sauce & Chile Peppers". mexgrocer.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Hormel. "La Victoria® Mexican products". Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "La Victoria Brand - MegaMex Foods". Retrieved 15 November 2014.

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