Over the past few years Sriracha has become almost as common as ketchup and mustard as the continent has risen, so has some controversy, neighbors around the factory complain at the chilis used to make the spicy sauce. They say it causes health problems and rumors of a shortage also circulated on a recent visit to Los Angeles we realized something the factories are open to the public for tours people can drop by for the real story, they are free and last 30 minutes. It has become a popular tourist attraction, for foodies it rivals a walk through the wonka factory. The owner had two recently opened a much bigger factory to keep up with demand, increased 20 percent, new neighbors in Urbandale started to complain about pollution from the factory the owners responded with an open-door policy the following month. They can produce 18,000 bottles in one hour per line, there are nine different lines in the factory and each one is dedicated to a different size, and they are tapped out at their demand, they have not taken on any new distributors. What is holding them back is having enough chili to make chili sauce. Every year they increase by 20%,