San Francisco's long history as a destination for Asian, Latin American and Mediterranean immigrants shows up in data from Pillsbury: Bay Area consumers buy much more enchilada sauce, avocados (for guacamole), teriyakisauce, olive oil and marinades than the national average.
Oberto has set out to "rehabilitate" jerky, removing corn syrup, dextrose, the preservative sodium nitrite and flavor-enhancing monosodium glutamate from its products. (The Teriyaki varieties contain soy sauce, which the company says contains naturally-occurring MSG.) A BBQ Pork jerky from Oberto is so popular around the office that Mr. Ennis says even he has trouble getting it at times.