FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) – North Carolina businessman Larry Swayne's dream has taken him past his creativeness.
In 2010, he began a meals truck to start his journey in meals service.
“We made pizza, wings, wraps and shrimp,” he mentioned.
He says the strains have been so lengthy as a result of prospects saved craving his particular sauce.
“I had Mambo sauce on the menu for a style of home-cooked Washington, DC. It’s a candy, sticky pink sauce that’s slightly spicy with a touch of warmth,” Swayne mentioned.
Swayne says it turned out the sauce was greater than just a bit kick.
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“This was my recipe and I put it on the menu. It actually took on a lifetime of its personal,” she acknowledged.
His fame led him to compete and win on Meals Community's Meals Court docket Wars. In the present day, her meals truck and his restaurant are closed.
“I discovered that being a enterprise proprietor, you’re the proprietor that operates 24 hours a day, you by no means flip it off and you must keep devoted,” he mentioned.
Swayne has since bottled his secret weapon and Wingzza Mambo sauce is now offered in a number of states, together with North Carolina. Swayne says his religion actually saved him going when cash was tight and he felt defeated.
“I continued studying my Bible and was all the time drawn to Romans eight:28. All issues work collectively for our good,” he mentioned.
Swayne could have a meet and greet on Friday, Might 24 at US Meals Chef'Retailer in Fayetteville from 10 a.m. to four p.m.