Chilli Hills

About

Chilli Hills is a boutique family farm and manufacturer specializing in hot peppers, based in Bulgaria. The operation combines seed-to-bottle control across cultivation, processing, packaging, and marketing of pepper-based products. The company focuses on farm-grown chillies and 40+ product lines derived from its peppers, including dried varieties, salts, sauces, pastes, and marinades.

Categories & manufacturing capabilities

• Dried Chillies and Powders: Bulgarian Carrot powder, Jalapeno powder, Dry chillies on a string Bulgarian Carrot, Dried Pasilla Chiles, Dried Guajillo Chiles, Carolina Reaper Dust
• Chilli Salts: Habanero Chilli salt
• Hot Sauces and Pastes: Balkan Hot Sauce range; pastes and marinades from many pepper types
• Other Products: Collaborations with craft food producers using their chillies; over 40 total product lines

Production & operational capabilities

• Cultivation: 70+ pepper varieties on 30 acres total (20 outdoor, 10 greenhouses); two-site operation
• Processing: Fresh-to-processed within hours; sauces, powders, salts, dried products, pastes, marinades
• Product Development: On-site lab with grow boxes for R&D and testing
• Packaging: Full-cycle packaging and marketing tied to natural product focus
• Scale: Boutique farm producing 40+ SKUs; retail-ready for supermarkets and exports

Quality, compliance & regulatory positioning

• Certifications: Bottling factory licensed for fruit and vegetable processing and preserving

Customization & collaboration model

• Collaboration: Collaborations with craft food producers using their chillies

Ideal buyer fit

• Product focus: Pepper-based products and botanicals for wholesale, retail, and foodservice