Unabashed Cholula Spam
Sep 22, 2003, 7:55 pm
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I landed at DCA this morning (on the Delta Shuttle -- for relevance!) and walked past the California Pizza Kitchen restaurant that sits just outside Terminal B security. What do I see but dozens of bottles of Cholula hot sauce -- one on each table in the entire restaurant! I never noticed that before; maybe Cholula has a major new customer?
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Sep 22, 2003, 8:50 pm
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by bdschobel:
I landed at DCA this morning (on the Delta Shuttle -- for relevance!) and walked past the California Pizza Kitchen restaurant that sits just outside Terminal B security. What do I see but dozens of bottles of Cholula hot sauce -- one on each table in the entire restaurant! I never noticed that before; maybe Cholula has a major new customer?
One can only hope that the CPK pizzas will be vastly improved with the addition ofCholula
Edited due to messed-up ubs and jet-lag.
[This message has been edited by obscure2k (edited 09-22-2003).]
I landed at DCA this morning (on the Delta Shuttle -- for relevance!) and walked past the California Pizza Kitchen restaurant that sits just outside Terminal B security. What do I see but dozens of bottles of Cholula hot sauce -- one on each table in the entire restaurant! I never noticed that before; maybe Cholula has a major new customer?
One can only hope that the CPK pizzas will be vastly improved with the addition ofCholula
Edited due to messed-up ubs and jet-lag.
[This message has been edited by obscure2k (edited 09-22-2003).]
Sep 22, 2003, 9:08 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by bdschobel:
I landed at DCA this morning (on the Delta Shuttle -- for relevance!) and walked past the California Pizza Kitchen restaurant that sits just outside Terminal B security. What do I see but dozens of bottles of Cholula hot sauce -- one on each table in the entire restaurant! I never noticed that before; maybe Cholula has a major new customer?
Bruce</font>
I landed at DCA this morning (on the Delta Shuttle -- for relevance!) and walked past the California Pizza Kitchen restaurant that sits just outside Terminal B security. What do I see but dozens of bottles of Cholula hot sauce -- one on each table in the entire restaurant! I never noticed that before; maybe Cholula has a major new customer?
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Sep 22, 2003, 9:27 pm
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Landed in PNS at 6:40PM tonight (DL1175) and went straight to Firehouse subs with every FT's favorite hot sauce. I look forward to both when I come here...!!!
Sep 22, 2003, 11:50 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by bdschobel:
I landed at DCA this morning (on the Delta Shuttle -- for relevance!) and walked past the California Pizza Kitchen restaurant that sits just outside Terminal B security. What do I see but dozens of bottles of Cholula hot sauce -- one on each table in the entire restaurant! I never noticed that before; maybe Cholula has a major new customer?
Bruce</font>
I landed at DCA this morning (on the Delta Shuttle -- for relevance!) and walked past the California Pizza Kitchen restaurant that sits just outside Terminal B security. What do I see but dozens of bottles of Cholula hot sauce -- one on each table in the entire restaurant! I never noticed that before; maybe Cholula has a major new customer?
Bruce</font>
We've made some pretty good tabletop restaurant scores over the last six months. We picked up 1,200 of the 1,800 Denny's locations worldwide....they don't tabletop anything so you have to ask for it.We share the business at Denny's with Tabasco. We picked up the Sizzler restaurant chain last week and hope to close on El Torito and Acapulco Grill in the next couple weeks.
Our restaurant business is critical to the growth of the brand. Tens of thousands of folks see the brand everyday, try it, hopefully like it and then will be more likely to buy a bottle at their local grocery store. We don't make tons of money selling restaurants as we have to give the restaurant chains a generous rebate that eats most of the profit. But it's a great sampling vehicle to build awareness and drive our retail grocery business.
Edited for jet lagged typo....
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Sep 23, 2003, 12:01 am
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Reasons I Like Cholula:
1. They do not charge me twice the price if the bottle lasts me less than 6 days (including a Saturday night).
2. They do not "enhance" the sauce by taking away some of the ingredients.
3. They do not try to jam 10 ounces of Cholula into a 5 ounce "regional" bottle.
4. After I pay for a bottle of Cholula I am never told that they oversold that particular bottle and that I will have to wait for a later one.
5. Cholula does not lose my suitcase on a regular basis.
Okay. I dare ANYONE to say this was not a Delta-related posting!
1. They do not charge me twice the price if the bottle lasts me less than 6 days (including a Saturday night).
2. They do not "enhance" the sauce by taking away some of the ingredients.
3. They do not try to jam 10 ounces of Cholula into a 5 ounce "regional" bottle.
4. After I pay for a bottle of Cholula I am never told that they oversold that particular bottle and that I will have to wait for a later one.
5. Cholula does not lose my suitcase on a regular basis.
Okay. I dare ANYONE to say this was not a Delta-related posting!
Sep 23, 2003, 5:49 am
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...and I will bet that Cholula is good for Medallions who beef!
...er...I meant to say Medallions of beef...
...er...I meant to say Medallions of beef...
Sep 23, 2003, 9:27 am
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I read this thread with interest being a hardcore chile-head (I even brought my latest crop of Habanero's in to work today for some co-workers!)
In my humble opinion, Cholula is a decent hot sauce, but nothing to rave about. It is basically your pepper & vinegar mash akin to a Mexican Tabasco. There are many, many better sauces on the market (Melindas XXX Reserve being one of my favorites).
Go to WWW.MOHOTTA.COM and start drooling!
In my humble opinion, Cholula is a decent hot sauce, but nothing to rave about. It is basically your pepper & vinegar mash akin to a Mexican Tabasco. There are many, many better sauces on the market (Melindas XXX Reserve being one of my favorites).
Go to WWW.MOHOTTA.COM and start drooling!
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Pointfreak!:
I read this thread with interest being a hardcore chile-head (I even brought my latest crop of Habanero's in to work today for some co-workers!)
In my humble opinion, Cholula is a decent hot sauce, but nothing to rave about.
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I read this thread with interest being a hardcore chile-head (I even brought my latest crop of Habanero's in to work today for some co-workers!)
In my humble opinion, Cholula is a decent hot sauce, but nothing to rave about.
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For those of us raised on bland meat and potatoes, being able to eat the Piquin peppers in Cholula is all our body can tolerate before nature prevents any further advancement. I dont think it is a coincidence that the #1 rated Hot Sauce is called Colon Blow, however, if needing to have your intestines cleaned out, some of us prefer Colace rather than Red Habañero doing the job!.
Oh, to assure this remains Delta relevant:
It may be that Cholula Hot Sauce in the world of hot sauces is like Delta's B/E produc which is all most of us have access to and are fully content with and are able to tolerate. We know SQ's FC product is better but remains out of reach for most of us for which reason we stay content with B/E.
Sep 23, 2003, 10:52 am
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Cholula certainly isn't the hottest hot sauce around, but it is tasty! If you want really hot, a Mexican restaurant (now closed, unfortunately) in a Los Angeles suburb used to serve roasted habanero peppers as a side dish. They were virtually inedible, and I LIKE hot peppers! I would cut them up into tiny pieces and put them on my food. No one could eat them straight (and live).
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Sep 23, 2003, 11:10 am
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My dad has a friend who eats them <B>WHOLE</B> - I have no idea how he does it, but they don't seem to bother him too much.
Sep 23, 2003, 11:30 am
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There is a chili stand at the Santa Monica Farmers Market. The vendor wears gloves when touching the Habaneros and recommends to the buyer that gloves should always be worn when handling the raw ones. I am certainly happy that DL does not serve Habaneros as a condiment Perhaps, Cholula would let us know if the Aeromexico (DL codeshare) serves up spicy food on its flights.
Sep 23, 2003, 11:27 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by obscure2k:
There is a chili stand at the Santa Monica Farmers Market. The vendor wears gloves when touching the Habaneros and recommends to the buyer that gloves should always be worn when handling the raw ones. I am certainly happy that DL does not serve Habaneros as a condiment Perhaps, Cholula would let us know if the Aeromexico (DL codeshare) serves up spicy food on its flights.</font>
There is a chili stand at the Santa Monica Farmers Market. The vendor wears gloves when touching the Habaneros and recommends to the buyer that gloves should always be worn when handling the raw ones. I am certainly happy that DL does not serve Habaneros as a condiment Perhaps, Cholula would let us know if the Aeromexico (DL codeshare) serves up spicy food on its flights.</font>
). The food could use a definite hot sauce kick, believe me.Flying_Duck....love the description of the Colon Blow hot sauce! Hey.....everybody has their own personal favorites among hot sauce. We purposely don't market a "blow the top of your head off" hot sauce as it's counter productive. We'd like the occasional repeat customer.
We have had the fastest growing product in the US for the last four years so evidently many folks find the formula the right balance between heat and flavor.
Sep 24, 2003, 8:18 am
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Geez, talk about foot in mouth! I didnt realize that Mr. Cholula was actually "Senor Cholula"...as in employee, owner, distributor, whatever.
No flame intended...Like I said it is a decent sauce, just not one of my "first line" choices. I do like the wooden cap however.
Flyingduck: I am not into those "insanity" type sauces that arent really sauces at all. Seems most are just capsaicin extract laced potions meant for "I dare you to try it" type contests.
Cholula: Where can I get one of those giant bottles I have seen periodically at restaraunts, etc? Promo item? Might look good behind my bar!
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No flame intended...Like I said it is a decent sauce, just not one of my "first line" choices. I do like the wooden cap however.
Flyingduck: I am not into those "insanity" type sauces that arent really sauces at all. Seems most are just capsaicin extract laced potions meant for "I dare you to try it" type contests.
Cholula: Where can I get one of those giant bottles I have seen periodically at restaraunts, etc? Promo item? Might look good behind my bar!
[This message has been edited by Pointfreak! (edited 09-24-2003).]
Sep 24, 2003, 8:50 am
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Pointfreak, don't worry about it. I am certain that Cholula is not the kind of man to hold a grudge,
In fact, at this very moment he is busy arranging a free, round-the-world, trip for you -- all of it in a Delta regional jet. The last leg will be FRA-MIA. Of course, the RJ's don't have quite that much range so you will probably bail out somewhere over the Artic Sea, which can be quite bracing in December.
Personally, I liked your suggestion about visiting www.mohotta.com and did, indeed, find the ideal hot sauce on sale there: Cholula.
As for those big bottles, you can find them at www.cholula.com, along with Cholula t-shirts and Cholula hats (which, according to Esquire Magazine, are the ideal fashion choice for Artic Sea dips.)
In fact, at this very moment he is busy arranging a free, round-the-world, trip for you -- all of it in a Delta regional jet. The last leg will be FRA-MIA. Of course, the RJ's don't have quite that much range so you will probably bail out somewhere over the Artic Sea, which can be quite bracing in December.
Personally, I liked your suggestion about visiting www.mohotta.com and did, indeed, find the ideal hot sauce on sale there: Cholula.
As for those big bottles, you can find them at www.cholula.com, along with Cholula t-shirts and Cholula hats (which, according to Esquire Magazine, are the ideal fashion choice for Artic Sea dips.)