The crew behind the sauce
A family, a cat, and the people who cook, bottle and pour every batch.
The family
Derek Nykamp
Derek loves creating new sauces, and the hotter the better. He makes most of them to his own taste but keeps a few on the milder side.
Alexa Fredrickson
Alexa put up with the noises and smells of the early home-kitchen days, and she still taste tests every sauce. Derek couldn't do it without her.
Wilson
The original boss of CCC. Forever featured on every bottle, forever loved, and forever part of our story.
Read Wilson's story →The staff
Rob
Rob cooks every batch in the commercial kitchen, from chopping peppers to bottling, and logs each one so every bottle can be traced.
Hannah
Hannah runs our farmers market booth: setting up, pouring samples and helping people find their perfect heat level.
Plus regulars like Curly and Eliot and the friends who pitch in on cook days. Read our story.