it all began
Back In 1985
when a local Chicago boy named Chef Larry perfected his family’s recipe for a sweet and tangy BBQ sauce and entered it into the country’s largest rib cook-off, the Mike Royko Rib-off. Chef Larry called his sauce Sweet Baby Ray’s after his little brother David, who got the nickname shootin’ hoops on the west side of Chicago. On the day of the rib-off, Sweet Baby Ray’s beat nearly 700 entrants — an amazing feat for an unknown. The rest, as they say, is history.
Over the past 30 years we have grown our product line to include over 20 flavors. What started in the basement is now in backyards, ballparks and grocery stores all over the country. For all the success, however, we’ve stayed true to our roots and are constantly looking for new ways to improve your next meal with the best sauce available. From our ever-popular Original flavor to our latest line of Wing Sauces, our motto remains the same:
The Sauce is the Boss!®
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