Smoking J’s Fiery Foods
Smoking J’s Fiery Foods is a family owned and operated farm business located in Western North Carolina’s beautiful Blue Ridge Mountain town of Candler which is just a few short miles west of Asheville. Asheville is a city rich with naturally grown, artfully produced and lovingly prepared cuisine and so much more. They offer a diverse line of original hand-crafted specialty food products and great emphasis is placed on environmentally friendly farming practices as well as natural and preservative free sauces.
From what started as a chile pepper farm that began developing their own line of products then grew into a bottling and co-packing facility. Starting in 2009, Firehouse Bottling Company took great pride in bottling hot sauce, BBQ sauce, salsa, dressings and blended dry rubs becoming a small batch, packaged food manufacturing facility with a focus on quality ingredients and incomparable customer service.
The facility was originally built in 1959 and was the home to the Upper Hominy Fire Department until 2017 when they moved into a new facility and allowed FBC to purchase the building. After spending a few years renovating the space and building out a commercial production kitchen they began operating and now create products for 25 different companies and counting, with the goal is to assist clients with all the challenges associated with bringing a finished product to market. They are able to help with recipe development, ingredient/container sourcing, graphic design work and label procurement.