La Victoria (company) explained

La Victoria
Producttype:Mexican-style grocery items
Currentowner:MegaMex Foods (a joint venture of Hormel and Herdez)
Producedby:MegaMex Foods
Country:United States
Related:Chi-Chi's, Búfalo, Pace Foods
Markets:United States

La Victoria is an American brand of Mexican food products, in particular jar and bottled salsas. They were founded in Los Angeles in 1917, and introduced the first jar salsa product in the US, Salsa Brava, a true Mexican-style salsa, still sold today.[1] In 1941, Henry Tanklage created the La Victoria Sales Company, introducing green and red taco sauce, and enchilada sauces.[2] They are currently a division of Hormel, one of their MegaMex Foods brands.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Who's a Pepper? Pace Picante, the company that made salsa a household name. Austin Chronicle. 15 November 2014.
  2. Web site: La Victoria Mexican Food Salsa, Enchilada Sauce, Taco Sauce & Chile Peppers. mexgrocer.com. 15 November 2014.