Marion County’s own Jose Juarez, creator of the award-winning 455 Sauce, has landed a deal to bring his handcrafted condiment to Walmart stores.
Already sold at almost 300 Publix supermarkets, the artisan sauce will debut in 100 Walmart stores by the end of the year, with plans to expand as production scales up.
But the story of 455 Sauce began long before Walmart. Juarez first created the sauce nearly a decade ago after his wife, Kelly, encouraged him to enter “America’s New Grill Star,” a national contest hosted by “Live with Kelly and Michael” in 2015…