Meet the owner behind AubSauce, a small batch barbecue sauce company in Decatur

Aubrey Lenyard is the owner of AubSauce, a local, small-batch barbecue sauce company.

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AubSauce, a local, small-batch barbecue sauce company, started with a phone call between friends.

Its owner and creator, Aubrey Lenyard, said he was talking to a friend about a recipe for a peach sauce that would be used for a pork loin. The two went back and forth on the recipe, which turned out so good that Lenyard started sharing it with his friends and co-workers.

“They liked it, and they kept saying things like ‘Oh, you should try to sell this,’ but I wasn’t really paying that any attention,” Lenyard said.