MS HR47

Commends James Lee, a retired U.S. Army veteran from Biloxi, Mississippi, for the success of J. Lee's Gourmet BBQ Sauce, which he began bottling in 2013 with his mother using a base recipe from his father.

Recognizes that over 66,000 bottles have been sold across 690 stores, with distribution in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and international sales to Germany and Japan.

Notes James Lee is the 2016, 2017, and 2018 world champion of barbecue sauces ranked number one out of 269 sauces by BBQ Superstars Pitmasters.

Highlights the sauce's prominence including adoption as the signature sauce at Silver Slipper Casino Buffet in Bay St. Louis, endorsement by Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Sapp, and inclusion in the 2016 Academy Awards gift suites.

Directs that copies of the resolution be furnished to James Lee and members of the Capitol Press Corps.