Hot Sauce Sales Heat Up

In the past 10 years, hot sauce sales have increased by 150 percent. CBS News digs into the trend by exploring why consumers crave heat and visiting the maker of Blair's Death Sauce, a growing, multimillion dollar enterprise.

Jun 15, 2012

In the past 10 years, hot sauce sales have increased by 150 percent. CBS News digs into the trend by exploring why consumers crave heat and visiting the maker of Blair's Death Sauce, a growing, multimillion dollar enterprise.

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