From a little kick to the whole bottle

Five tiers, $2,500 to $50,000

Every tier includes  pre- show tasting, a monthly branded video, and industry comp tickets.
Mild
$2,500
or ≈ $417/mo for 6 months

Get your sauce in the show.

In-show tasting, a branded video every month of the lead-up, logo on the website and program, a discount code, and 2 industry comp tickets.

Medium
$5,000
or ≈ $834/mo for 6 months

Tasting, content, and the founder.

Everything in Mild, plus an interview with your founder, lobby signage, an onstage shout-out, a pre-show tasting night, and 4 comp tickets.

Hot
$10,000
or ≈ $1,667/mo for 6 months

Your weekend, your sauce.

A dedicated weekend where yours is the only sauce in the show, with pre-show tastings, bottle sales, raffles, attendee leads, and 8 comp tickets.

Extra Hot
$25,000
or ≈ $4,167/mo for 6 months

Weeks of tasting and sales.

Featured for 2 weeks with on-site sales and tastings, expanded content, 12 comp tickets, and a private performance for your team.

That's Hot · Presenting
$50,000
or ≈ $8,334/mo for 6 months

The whole run is yours.

Presenting billing, your sauce exclusive in every show, nightly tastings and sales, our biggest content package, 24 comp tickets, and a private performance for your company.

The full menu

What each tier includes

Every tier helps cover the 4-week run, production, and actors. Pre-show tastings can be run by your own reps or by our team. Private performances are invitation-only, for your guests.

Not a bundle kind of brand?

Let's build something custom.

Pick the pieces that fit your brand, and we'll shape the partnership around them. We're looking for partners who are as excited about this as we are.

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Do the math…

Piece by piece vs. all in one room

What it would cost to build the Hot tier yourself, using typical 2026 rates.

Build it yourself
6 monthly branded videos
6 × $150–300 UGC videos
$900–1,800
A founder feature video
experienced creator rate
$500–800
A weekend of sampling staff
2 staff × 3 nights × 5 hrs, $25–75/hr
$750–2,250
A festival booth to sell bottles
one show, before travel & product
$300–2,500
An influencer post for reach
one mid-tier post
$2,000–5,000
Total
$4,450–12,350
And you still don't get
  • Your sauce tasted by every guest, in the show
  • An exclusive weekend with no other sauces
  • A shared list of attendees
  • 8 industry comp tickets
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With THAT'S HOT · Hot tier
$10,000
or ≈ $1,667/mo for 6 months
Everything, in one room
  • Monthly branded videos through the lead-up
  • An interview with your founder
  • Pre-show tastings all weekend, run by your reps or ours
  • Bottles for sale and raffled in-show
  • Your sauce tasted by every guest, in the show
  • An exclusive weekend with no other sauces
  • A shared list of attendees
  • 8 industry comp tickets

Estimates use typical 2026 US rates; actual costs vary by market and scope. Sources: The Hot Pepper vendor forum (booth fees); Creator Blitz, Conbersa and Fueler (UGC, creator and influencer rates); Femme Fatale Media and Air Fresh Marketing (ambassador rates).

Why it hits harder

Better than a booth

01

Every guest tastes it

No walking past a booth. The tasting is part of the show, so the whole room tries your sauce.

02

They remember it

Your sauce lands at a moment in the story. Guests leave with a memory tied to it, not a sample cup.

03

Content is built in

A branded video every month of the lead-up, without hiring and managing separate creators.

04

One partner, one plan

Tasting, video, sales, leads, and tickets from one team, instead of five vendors and five invoices.

Pay in full, or spread the heat

Any sponsorship can be split into 6 monthly contributions.

Want a mix that isn't on the menu? Every package can be tailored. Tell us what matters most to your brand, and we'll build the tier around it.

Let's talk sponsorship