AKRON, Ohio - If you're looking for a hot sauce that is both flavorful and hot, look no further than Not Yo' Daddy's Mexican hot sauce, which opened late last year in Akron's Northside Marketplace.
The hot sauce company is owned by wives and business partners Cristina Gonzalez Alcala and Richelle Wardell, who share their 154 square-foot space with co-tenants Urban Buzz and Leaf.
The Northside Marketplace is a Downtown Akron Partnership initiative that is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Tenant businesses work two, four-hour shifts each month at a central cash register to pay for their "rent."
The central cash register allows shoppers to pay for most purchases at one place (a few stores have their own checkouts), and frees business owners from having to staff their space during operating hours.
"I don't think we could find a better place to catapult ourselves into trying to start a business," Gonzalez Alcala said.
Not Yo' Daddy's sauces are made in Akron at Sweet Mary's Bakery, and come in four flavors:
- Original
- Sweet Smoke
- Ghost Pepper
- Ole Chipotle
Northside Marketplace hours are Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday-Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Not Yo' Daddy's sauces can also be purchased online or at Sweet Mary's Bakery, Stray Dog Cafe (inside the Main St. Library), Urban Eats Cafe, Chameleon Cafe, Guy's Pizza Cuyahoga Falls and Jilly's Music Room.
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