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A young boy with curly brown hair smiling and holding a small bottle of hot sauce outside in sunlight, with trees and bushes in the background and a black folding chair nearby.

A young boy is sitting on a beige couch for a video interview or recording, while a woman with curly hair is filming him with a camera on a tripod in a cozy living room decorated with wall art, a gold bar cart with bottles, and a coffee table with hot sauce bottles and gift bags.

A young boy wears a large sun hat and a light blue t-shirt, standing behind a table covered with a green tablecloth decorated with red chili peppers. He is holding a bottle of hot sauce. The table has a sign promoting Frankie's Spicy Fans, with prices listed for hot sauce bottles, and contains bottles of hot sauce, a white container with more bottles, a purple bag of chips, and a green potted plant. The setting appears to be an outdoor market or fair.

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Frankie's follow-up news story on why his business was at a halt and what Frankie is doing about it!

Frankie had the opportunity to pitch his hot sauce business to win a grant and he won the young entrepreneur grant through the SOVA RISE Collaborative (sovarise.com), here is the initial pitch he did to just get selected!

A young boy at a market stall for Frankie's Spicy Farm, selling hot sauce bottles and merchandise during an outdoor event, with a tent and other vendors in the background.

Frankie’s 6th time on the news! 01/22/2025

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A young boy with curly dark hair smiling and holding a medal that says 'Winner 2015' from the NC Hot Sauce Contest, with a background of an outdoor event.

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Catching up with Cassidy Live News CBS19 -1/8/26

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Frankie’s hot sauces made an appereance for the upcoming movie, Bitter Soul. Thank you to his best bud Kris for The Scoville Unit.

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Winner 2 years in a row for the NC Hot Sauce Festival in Oxford, NC!

A young boy holding a large ceremonial check for $500 at the NC Hot Sauce Contest and Festival, flanked by two men, with an outdoor stage and traffic lights in the background.

2025

Event poster for the 19th Annual North Carolina Hot Sauce Contest & Festival in Oxford, featuring a green border, a red hot sauce bottle, and text about the event in 2025.

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Frankie loves to not only manage his business, but most important are his studies. He has been homeschooled since 2020 and loves to use Power Homeschool, Link below. As of September 2025 he is now attending a private school for his H.S. years. His goal is to attend Virginia Tech ne day and is hoping to earn a scholarship!

Frankie's first news interview on the success of his hot sauce business!

About Frankie’s Spicy Farm! Follow his journey!

Frankie’s 1st news interview on the success of his hot sauce business and how it all started!

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Frankie’s latest interview announcing that his hot sauce is finally for sale!

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Frankie wins People’s Choice for best hot sauce at the Oxford, NC Hot Sauce Contest 2024

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Frankie's story hit national news on his journey!

Frankie made the national news and was feature on a segment of Investigate TV. Season 1, Episode 64. He appears towards the end of the segment!

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Podcast with young entrepreneur:

Aanya Talati. It was such a pleasure to share my story with her. She is definitely going places so make sure to follow her.

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Frankie’s December 30, 2025 Interview, showcasing Blowtorch! With Makayla Shelton

Frankie cooks things up for writer Joshua Fitzwater as he interviewed in for an article to the local newspaper in South Boston, VA.

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2024

What started as a 4H project turned into a business that is growing! Frankie is about bringing new flavors that kids would love! His love for spicy things made him create his very own hot sauce right from his home! He currently has only one out of his five flavors to the public and he is working on bringing spice blends and marinades into your homes!

Frankie has AMAZING plans for Frankie’s Spicy Farm! After he co-packages ALL 5 of his amazing and unique flavors, he plans to launch a line of herb blends and spices to bring a variety of flavors to your meals! Meals that can be made at home with the kids! His vision is to see families in the kitchen experimenting with flavors and spices. He then sees a line of ready made marinades!

Frankie wants to take his customers and followers through all the ups and downs of his journey. From the very beginning to what can become an amazing line one day!

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Young man standing behind a booth at an outdoor market, selling hot sauce bottles labeled 'Frankie's Spicy Farm', with signs indicating the price of $7 and a promotion for free water bottles when buying two.