You’ve made a sauce people love. Now you’re thinking about starting a hot sauce business to sell it.
I’m Shaun, aka ChilliChump. I’ve put what I’ve learned from over 200 commercial batches into practical PDF guides covering food safety, HACCP paperwork, batch records, labelling and equipment.
They’re the guides I wish I’d had when I started.
Instant PDF downloads | Bundles from £35
Making hot sauce commercially since 2019, from our registered UK kitchen.
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The Health and Safety Bundle
Recommended starting point
£35.00 | Save £10 (£45 bought individually)
Start with food safety, HACCP paperwork and batch records. This bundle brings together three practical documents:
- The Hot Sauce Safety Standard
- The HACCP Readiness Framework
- Hot Sauce Batch Production and Safety Log
Not sure where to begin? This is where I’d start.
Includes £35 credit towards your first one-hour Strategy Session.
The Full Commercial Production Bundle
All five PDFs.
£59.00 | Save £28 (£87 bought individually)
Get all five PDFs for £24 more than the Health and Safety Bundle.
Includes everything in that bundle, plus The Spicy Branding Strategy and Compliance Checklist and The Pro-Scaling Equipment Guide, bringing branding, labelling and equipment planning into the mix.
Includes £59 credit towards your first one-hour Strategy Session.
Buy an Individual Guide
Already know what you need? Pick an individual guide below.
Every guide’s purchase price can be credited towards your first one-hour Strategy Session. Purchases are completed through SendOwl.
The Hot Sauce Safety Standard
£15.00
Understand the food safety checks behind commercial sauce production, including pH, acidification, botulism risk and heat treatment. Includes the ChilliChump batch correction protocol and a safety verification checklist for each production run.
Buying just one guide? Start here.
Purchase price credited towards your first one-hour Strategy Session.
The HACCP Readiness Framework
£25.00
Work through your production process, the three hazard categories and the records to prepare for an Environmental Health Officer visit.
Includes an example Master Batch Log and the UK Food Business Registration roadmap.
Purchase price credited towards your first one-hour Strategy Session.
Hot Sauce Batch Production and Safety Log
£5.00
Keep your batch records in one place. This printable template covers ingredient traceability, pH readings, critical control points, heat-treatment checks and allergen declarations.
Print it, fill it in and keep it with your production records.
Purchase price credited towards your first one-hour Strategy Session.
The Spicy Branding Strategy and Compliance Checklist
£20.00
Build a brand that looks the part and understand what needs to go on your labels.
Covers working with a designer, label layout and materials, ingredient and allergen declarations, net quantity and traceability. Includes checklists to work through before ordering your labels.
Purchase price credited towards your first one-hour Strategy Session.
The Pro-Scaling Equipment Guide
£22.00
Choose equipment that suits your stage of production. Three roadmaps, Boutique, Semi-Pro and Commercial, cover kitchen layout, filling systems, sanitation and when upgrading makes financial sense.
Built to help you avoid buying the wrong kit at the wrong time.
Purchase price credited towards your first one-hour Strategy Session.
Put your guide purchase towards an hour with me
Buy any of these guides or bundles and I’ll deduct what you paid from your first one-hour Strategy Session, normally £150.
Use the hour to work through questions about your batch paperwork, labels, equipment or kitchen setup. Sessions take place over Google Meet and are recorded so you can refer back to them.
For example, buy the Full Commercial Production Bundle for £59 and you’ll pay £91 when you book your session. That’s £150 in total for all five PDFs and an hour of one-to-one help with your hot sauce business.
Credit applies to your first one-hour Strategy Session only, not the 30-minute Quick Fire session. Mention your guide purchase when you book.
Common Questions
Are these hot sauce business guides suitable for beginners?
Yes. They’re written for people starting out, with no assumed knowledge of commercial sauce production. They cover food safety, HACCP paperwork, batch records, labelling and equipment. Not sure where to begin? I recommend the Health and Safety Bundle.
Are the guides UK-specific?
They’re based on my experience producing hot sauce commercially in the UK. They may be useful to makers elsewhere, but you’ll need to check the food safety, registration and labelling requirements where you make and sell your sauce.
How do I receive the hot sauce guides?
They’re digital PDFs, with a download link available immediately after purchase. There are no printed books or physical products to post, so you can get started straight away.
I already sell hot sauce. Will these guides help me?
Choose the areas you need to work on. The equipment and branding guides may be useful as you grow, while the safety and documentation guides can help you review your current approach.
Do I need to book a consultancy session?
No. You can buy and use the guides on their own. Consultancy is optional, for questions about your particular sauce, kitchen or business.
Should you decide to book, your guide purchase price is credited towards your first one-hour Strategy Session, normally £150. The credit does not apply to the 30-minute Quick Fire session. Mention your guide purchase when booking.
What if I have trouble downloading or opening a guide?
Get in touch and we’ll help you get it sorted.
These guides are practical learning resources, not certification or approval of your recipe, process or premises. Check the requirements for your business with your local authority or an appropriately qualified food safety professional.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Start with the Health and Safety Bundle, or get all five PDFs with the Full Commercial Production Bundle.