Born in 2017 from a request for sauce to go with chicken nuggets, Boar City BBQ makes homemade Vonnie B’s sauces and smokes whole hogs for catering. Its original sauce brings together Kansas City sweetness and Carolina vinegar tang, while the company’s Greencastle smoker turns out hogs cooked for 14 hours and serves 50 to 60 guests per half hog. Boar City uses natural ingredients sourced from local suppliers and makes its sauces without added preservatives.
Que 42 BBQQue 42 BBQ makes sauces and rubs in Buffalo and Western New York, turning a shared love of backyard tailgates, long smokes, and hot-coal conversation into a local food brand. Its small-batch Carolina-inspired mustard sauce was ranked No. 6 in the world by the American Royal World Series in 2014, and the company builds its recipes around natural ingredients without fillers, high-fructose corn syrup, or preservatives. Que 42 also puts community at the center of its work, partnering with local producers and donating part of every Grills Mafia rub sale to a supported veterans’ charity.
Uncle Jammy's Sauces & SeasoningsBorn from a late-night kitchen experiment in 2005, Uncle Jammy’s makes Pittsburgh-made BBQ sauces, hot sauces and rubs in small batches. Founded by Jamal Etienne-Harrigan, the brand pairs chef-developed recipes with a playful Steel City identity, from its signature avocado-jalapeño Area 51 sauce to an IPA collaboration created in just eight days. Its standard lineup uses real ingredients without high-fructose corn syrup, MSG or artificial fillers, and the flavors have earned multiple Scovie Awards.PITTSBURGH, PA
Bill's Best BBQBill’s Best BBQ makes organic barbecue sauces from a family recipe William “Bill” Fehon developed for backyard barbecues in the early 1990s. After Bill could no longer make the sauce, the Fehon family took over the recipe and began selling it, with a portion of proceeds donated to the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration. Based in Glenside, Pennsylvania, the family business keeps Bill’s original tradition alive in its Kansas City-style Original sauce and related varieties.GLENSIDE, PA
Scotty's Smokehouse BBQSince starting with a small hot-dog cart in Rome in 1978, Scotty’s Smokehouse BBQ has grown into a Central New York business built around grilled and smoked barbecue for fundraisers, catered events, and its roadside food truck. The company brings its food to gatherings ranging from family parties to corporate events, with its famous chicken barbecues remaining a hometown staple after 48 years.ROME, NY