Cut Food Costs Without Cutting Flavor
March 6, 2026
K-12 foodservice directors are balancing more priorities than ever. Students want bold, flavorful options. Nutrition standards require careful sodium management. Budgets and participation goals remain front of mind.
Texas Pete® helps you address all three.
When it comes to hot sauce, sodium matters. Texas Pete® Original Hot Sauce contains 92 mg of sodium per teaspoon. By comparison, Frank’s RedHot® Original contains 190 mg per teaspoon. That is less sodium per serving while still delivering the balanced heat students expect.
In school environments, portion control is essential. Texas Pete® is the #1 portion control hot sauce brand in foodservice¹, offering 7g packets designed for consistent distribution across breakfast and lunch programs.
Beyond packets, Texas Pete® offers half-gallon and gallon formats for back-of-house integration. Use it for chicken sandwiches, pizza, boneless wings, and other student favorites to add flavor excitement while maintaining sodium awareness.
Texas Pete® was born in a restaurant and remains family-owned today. We understand that dependable service and consistent performance matter in institutional foodservice.
Plus, qualifying purchases earn Cool School Café® points, helping stretch budgets even further.If you are evaluating hot sauce options for your program, request your free samples and see how Texas Pete® can help you achieve your K-12 menu goals.
