GrubGirl.

Man, the fan base of Trader Joe’s Hot Bell Pepper Relish continues to send in their lamentations.

Beth from Phoenix, AZ, agrees:

“We have been so hooked on the Hot Pepper Relish!!! A hamburger won’t be the same!!! We called the Co. office and we told it didn’t sell well!!!”

Don’t forget to check out the Tracking Trader Joe’s site to find other sad fans.

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More than one reader has lamented about the discontinuation of Trader Joe’s Hot Bell Pepper Relish. One dear reader has found what he thinks is a substitute at his local Cost Plus…in fact, he thinks it’s the exact same thing.

Since Trader Joe’s private labels much of their inventory, perhaps this is true. Can anyone else confirm this?

“I am one of many people missing the hot relish.
My wife discovered “Mezzetta express Deli-style hot bell pepper relish” in Cost Plus in Torrance CA (Los Angeles Area).
If they are not the source of the TJ hot pepper relish I would be amazed.
They also have Mezzetta sweet pepper relish which has exactly the same flavor without the slight hotness.

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Trader Joe’s
Temecula, CA

Dear Grub Girl,

I found your website searching bell pepper relish. I also have been enjoying Trader Joe’s Hot Bell Pepper Relish, and have been hooked on it since they did a sandwich demo in the store near my home. I have been telling all my friends at Weight Watcher’s about it, and went to get some more today. I was shocked that it has been discontinued. I called Trader Joe’s corporate office and was informed that it was a “slow seller”. (not in my Trader Joe’s) Perhaps if enough people complain about this, they could bring it back. Just wanted you to know. I used it in a chicken salad with lowfat mayo, and on lavosh bread with cold cuts. Yum. I also asked them who their manufacturer was and if they sold their relish under another brand in another store. They said it was made exclusively for them.

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