Our Story

Texas Q was born from a light bulb moment. Founded by fourth-generation Texas pitmaster Sloan Rinaldi, the company was driven by a passion for smoking memorable BBQ and creating a place for women in the industry. Sloan aimed to perfect centuries-old family recipes for southern scratch-made sides, decadent desserts, and succulent, melt-in-your-mouth barbecue.

Building on the success of her craft BBQ, Sloan developed an award-winning line of barbecue sauces. In 2015, HEB began carrying Texas Q barbecue sauces across Texas. Texas Q Original and Texas Q Sweet Heat BBQ Sauces have distinguished themselves in the competitive Texas BBQ sauce market, earning a large and loyal following. In 2021, Texas Q rebranded, introducing a new look and upgrading the sauces with high-quality ingredients, eliminating high fructose corn syrup. Now, Texas Q BBQ Sauces are available for nationwide shipping.

In 2018, Sloan was selected by Food Network and Chopped as the only woman to represent Texas in the Grillmasters Tournament, competing with the top pitmasters in the country.

Texas Q has built a loyal customer base whose support has been crucial to the company’s growth. In 2021, Texas Q expanded by opening a BBQ Food Trailer to serve the community and beyond.

In 2023, Netflix cast Sloan in Season 3 of Barbecue Showdown, premiering on July 4, 2024.