From creamy dressings to fiery hot sauces, the world's most iconic condiments are regular fixtures on our tables – but they also turned their inventors and investors into multimillionaires. Behind each bottle is the story of a daring innovator who set out to transform the way we eat, never imagining the extraordinary fortunes their flavours would bring.

Click or scroll through our gallery to feast your eyes on the world's most lucrative sauces, counting down to the brand worth the most money today.

All dollar amounts are USD, unless otherwise stated.

Famous sauce recipes that made their inventors rich