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I've read lots of interesting stories about the founding of this company, and of course I love the product. It's nice to see an entrepreneur that values the quality of their product first, before business considerations.

As for the dispute with the city, it's the city that enticed him to move his operations there, then he invested his money, and now they're trying to shut him down. Very shady business on the part of the city of Irwindale, something that demands a judge's attention...



Here's an LA Times story that corroborates your comment, and adds some additional insight: http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-1110-sriracha-20131110,0,...

> Inspectors from the South Coast Air Quality Management District have visited the plant several times without issuing a citation. Tran said in court documents that the complaints about the smell originated with an Irwindale city councilman's son.




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