If you haven’t been keeping up with the Pink Sauce saga, you may have thought you’ve heard the last of Chef Pii after she was called out for not having her sauce FDA approved. However, the chef is determined to get her homemade sauce out to the public, and now she is doing just that!
Veronica Shaw, otherwise known as Chef Pii on Tiktok did not give up when we all thought this was the end for special condiment. The Pink Sauce went viral online after she began posting videos of herself pouring the homemade condiment on different foods to try. The videos gained over 80 million views on the app. This pushed many users to want to try the sauce for themselves. Now they can!
Fans will be able to get their hands on the re-formulated sauce due to a partnership with Dave’s Gourmet, which is known for selling a line of hot sauces and pasta sauces.
“In less than a week, we nailed it!” said Dave’s Gourmet’s President David Neuman in a press release. “Our R&D team was able to re-formulate the sauce to match Chef Pii’s exact color and flavor profile for the product and at the same time change some of the ingredients to make the sauce less complicated, dairy-free, and clean of any preservatives, artificial colors or flavors. The public will end up receiving a shelf-stable version of the sensational sauce than Chef Pii envisioned in her Miami kitchen.”
Neuman says that production is slated to begin this fall and that the team is “working 24/7 to make it happen.” Pending the approval of the updated formula, Dave’s Gourmet plans to have The Pink Sauce available online, in stores, and restaurants by Christmas of this year.
After some backlash on social media, Dave’s Gourmet decided to step in and helping the entrepreneur with getting her sauce out to the public. After several meetings with Dave’s Gourmet team, the two parties agreed to enter into an exclusive partnership. Dave’s Gourmet agreed to produce and The Pink Sauce while Chef Pii will drive the social media aspects of the business. She will also participate in all major steps of commercial production of The Pink Sauce.