Figueroa Brothers, Inc. , specializes in the development, manufacturing and marketing of specialty gourmet food products. Its most successful line is Melinda's Gourmet Food Products which features pepper sauces made with the world's hottest Chile pepper--the habanero. The Figueroa Brothers have been accredited with the vast popularity of the Habanero Pepper in the U. S. Market due to the overnight success of Melinda's. Melinda's was the first habanero pepper sauce available in grocery stores nationwide and continues to rank number one among all other habanero sauces. In addition to Melinda's, Figueroa Bothers, Inc. , produces various other popular brands (see product list for details) .