Big Spoon Sauce Co.’s Occidental owners are expressing “utter surprise” at the lawsuit from another small food brand.

When Lani Chan and Nathan Bender of Sebastopol’s Big Spoon Sauce Co. filed for a trademark for the term “Big Spoon Sauce Co. Chili Crisp” in March 2023, it was supposed to be an exciting moment that ...

Hillsborough-based Big Spoon Roasters reached out to Big Spoon Sauce Co., alleging trademark infringement. Then things got ugly.

“You know, from the time I was little, I knew once four o’clock rolled around, it was time to get up and go roast chili... It’s nice to see it come around full circle because my kids are ...