Hot Dog Cart News » sabretts red onion sauce http://www.hotdogprofits.com/blog Hot Dog Cart Business Ideas, Tips, and Info from HotDogProfits.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:35:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Red Onion Sauce Inventor Alan Geisler Dies at 78 http://www.hotdogprofits.com/blog/red-onion-sauce-inventor-alan-geisler-dies-at-78/ http://www.hotdogprofits.com/blog/red-onion-sauce-inventor-alan-geisler-dies-at-78/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:00:54 +0000 steve http://hotdogprofits.com/blog/?p=147 If you are from New York, or have ever visited, you no doubt know about the “red onion sauce” that graces Sabrett hot dogs served from hot dog carts on the streets of the big apple.  This famous concoction used to be made independantly by each cart owner and the recipe varied from person to person.

That changed in 1964 when Gregory Papalexis, now the owner of the Sabrett brand approached Geisler to create a standardized version of the sauce, which is made from onions, olive oil, and tomato paste.  The condiment was a great success and the two men formed a company called Tremont Foods to distribute it under the brand names “Tremont Foods” and “House of Weenies”.

The sauce which is made in Brooklyn generates several million dollars a year in sales.

-Steve

original article at Daily Record

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