From Family Recipe to Pepperfection: The Get Zingy Story

Stacey Hughes didn’t set out to start a food brand. She set out to honor a flavor that meant everything. Get Zingy began with her late mother Carole’s Hungarian Wax pepper relish, a recipe that became a guest favorite at their family bed and breakfast in Glenwood Springs.

With a background as a registered dietitian and a deep belief that food should be both nourishing and crave-worthy, Stacey knew this recipe deserved a bigger stage. She reimagined it with clean ingredients, no shortcuts, and a whole lot of intention, keeping the soul of the original while dialing up the zing. The result is a pepper relish that delivers bold flavor with purpose and heart.

Get Zingy is truly a family affair, powered by collaboration, curiosity, and a love of great food. Stacey’s daughter Sydney brought fermentation expertise and culinary science into the mix, while her other children contribute to creativity, social media, and production, making the brand a multi-generational labor of love.

Through plenty of testing, learning, and refining, the family chose quality over convenience every time, partnering with food innovation experts to get it just right. Today, Get Zingy continues to grow, sharing vibrant, flavor-forward relishes that celebrate tradition, fuel connection, and prove that real food should always bring the zing.

Want the full story behind the heat? Read the Voyage Denver feature to dive deeper into how Get Zingy came to life and why this family recipe turned movement is just getting started.