Surrounded by the mountains of Jalisco, Mexico, the entrance to the 20-acre manufacturing headquarters of chili spice maker Industrias Tajín features a half-mile-long driveway lined with Montezuma Bald Cypress trees. Halfway there, it wraps around a massive molcajete, a mortar and pestle weighing 70,000 pounds made from a single piece of volcanic rock. Three giant flags, 26 feet long by 13 feet tall, fly over the glass headquarters. One has the Tajín logo with its signature chili pepper substituting for the i. In the center is the Mexican flag. And to the left is the Stars and Stripes.
To see such a huge symbol of America a thousand miles south of Houston is somewhat disorienting. Unless you know the backstory.
Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloesorvino/2025/02/18/tajin-founder-horacio-fernandez-interview-billionaire-hspice-family/
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