secret sauce

Unpronounceable preservatives aside, something else caught my attention—no ketchup. If there’s any prevailing special/secret sauce theory, it’s this: The condiment behind the curtain is little more than Thousand Island dressing doctored-up with an acid like vinegar and spices like cayenne or garlic powder.

What Is Secret Sauce, Anyway? Is It Special Sauce? Emma Laperruque 2018

“Who was surveyed about this? People who sold businesses and don’t want to honor noncompetes?” asks Wexler, who co-chairs the firm’s trade secrets, computer fraud, and noncompetes practice group. “People who feel they should leave with the secret sauce from a business and use it in a new business without the time and resources committed by a prior employer or business[?]”

Will the FTC's Noncompete Ban Really Create 8,500 New Startups Each Year? 2018

Every business has IP, and most businesses have trade secrets, i.e., Secret Sauce.  It may be customer lists, vendor/supplier lists, COGs information, machine specs, or various other details about how you run your business.  As a first step in securing this valuable asset, you must identify the asset.

Practical Tips For Protecting Your "Secret Sauce" 2025

Shortly after the Big Mac’s debut, Jack in the Box introduced a new burger with its own secret sauce made from ketchup, mayo, mustard, steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce.

Why So Many Burger Chains Use Thousand Island Dressing as Their Special Sauce Michele Debczak 2023