
Our Story
This story like many others is also combined with a love story. A story so rare that my husband referenced it as “The greatest Love Story ever told” in his wedding vows. Yes it’s true we met in high school and started seriously dating our freshman year in college (1998). We traveled around the country camping together exploring the wonders this world has to offer through people, music, culture and food. We lived in multiple states a zillion apartments and houses sometimes with several other roommates and other times just the two of us. We both ended up graduating with our Bachelor degrees from Western Michigan University.
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More of the adventure of life was had, living in different parts of Michigan and five years in San Diego California only to find our hearts still yearning to be back in Michigan.
To us nothing felt like home without the four seasons. We decided we just couldn’t live without the romance of the smell of mud and new life that spring’s first rain brings, the long sunlit days of mid-summer; the feeling of jumping straight into a crisp beautiful lake first thing in the morning after a long night of playing music around a fire with libations and laughter; the crispness of fall as summer says goodbye until next time and the pure pleasure felt when cooking food for loved ones hunkered down in a cozy house surrounded by a wicked snow storm.


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We moved back to Michigan and were married in a beautiful Barn in Charlevoix Michigan. "The greatest party ever!"…said the 200 guest who continue to fill our lives with love, graciousness and compassion.
Anna, along with her husband (Josh) and their daughter (Cedar) now live in Plainwell, Michigan, just a hop-skip and a jump north of Kalamazoo.
The Woman Behind the Sauce.....
Anna Jones, owner and operator of the Kalamazoo Hot Sauce Co., is proudly rooted in Michigan and launched her own business in 2019. Driven by a deep love for her community and a creative vision, she started her own company to bring people together with bold flavors. Over the years, this Michigan base company has grown and evolved with overwhelming community support. Anna is proud to offer hand-crafted unique hot sauce recipes made from clean ingredients with no additives or thickening agents.

As a small company our motto is to create delicious yet unique hot sauces that can complement any hot sauce lovers favorite dishes. Kalamazoo Hot Sauce Co. products can be found at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market on Saturdays during the market season. Kalamazoo hot sauce products are also sold at several retail locations in Kalamazoo, in addition to several neighboring town locations. Orders can also be easily placed directly from this website.
We believe it takes a village and continued community support in order to help businesses flourish while sustaining wonderful and unique products made with love in Michigan.
Cheers,
Anna Jones (Owner and Operator)
Kalamazoo Hot Sauce Co. LLC