(Photo above: Roberto Riquelme, Director of Development; Dolores Riquelme, Inspiration; Enrique Riquelme, CEO & Mario Huerto, Production Director | courtesy of Barcelona Sauces)
For Enrique and Dolores Riquelme, making sauces just comes naturally. Because great cooking is so dependent on recreation of the perfect sauce, the Riquelme’s started cooking and saving sauces in their free time to use at later dates for gourmet dinner parties and other family functions.
Company spokesperson, Pamela Riquelme, explains, “Our owners, being from Mexico, are used to rich and flavorful sauces that they could not find in Central Oregon. They developed a whole system of sauces, which consisted of two universal sauces used as a base for a variety of dishes from different cultures and backgrounds – Mexican, Spanish, Italian, French, and more. This system offers incredible flexibility and great authenticity, providing genuine international gourmet flavors in minutes.”
Enrique Riquelme, Roberto Riquelme and Mario Huerta (founders of Barcelona Sauces), first started commercial production in Bend in 2010. The Riquelme’s say, “It is a great place to live and work. There are a lot of sophisticated pallets that appreciate our products and great local businesses to work with.”
Pamela explains Barcelona Sauces use only “whole fresh ingredients; no reconstituted pastes, powders or preservatives. We stone grind all of our sauces giving them a silky consistency. We are also certified 100 percent Non-GMO and use no refined sugars.”
Barcelona Sauces can be purchased at Newport Market, Natural Grocers, Whole Foods or Amazon.com and you can call them directly at 541-550-7349.
