The Garner family began selling Texas Pete to the North Carolina area during the Great Depression in 1929. The company made such sauces because the sale of Texas Pete was not enough for financial sustainability. Texas Pete Original Hot Sauce is not actually from Texas. While it's easy to assume the recipe was a family secret, they sort of stumbled upon it by chance. Still based in Winston-Salem, the company offers a variety of sauce, salsa, and tortilla strip products under the Texas Pete ® and Green Mountain Gringo ® brands. With a name like Texas Pete, one would think the famed hot sauce is manufactured somewhere in the Lone Star state. #TexasPete is #DramaForYourMouth. During World War II, Texas Pete and other products were sold to the U.S. government as soldier rations. Today, under the leadership of fourth-generation Garners, Texas Pete ® is one of America’s leading condiment brands in foodservice, retail, and industrial applications. Texas Pete produces a Louisiana-style hot sauce, manufactured in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It was introduced by Sam Garner, who operated the Dixie Pig barbecue stand. Since 1942, Texas Pete has been located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The sauce got its taste when customers in the early 1900s wanted a spicier sauce. Texas Pete Foodservice. This hot sauce is made by TW Garner Food company in Winston-Salem North Carolina and has been in production since 1929.