Guasacaca, a cherished Venezuelan staple, inspired Todd Vine and Francisco Pavan to create a retail version of Francisco’s family hot sauce recipe. The core ingredient was avocado, presenting a challenge to maintain its green color and fresh flavor in a shelf-stable product. Mattson’s team successfully developed and commercialized three flavors of the avocado sauce. Kumana launched the Avocado Sauce varieties on Amazon in early 2018.