Penzeys Spices

[3] Their son, William Penzey Jr. (Bill), began working in the business as a youth.

[9] Penzeys Spices is known for promoting a liberal perspective and has an "About Republicans" page on the company website that describes the party's politics as "nonsense.

"[10] On January 14, 2022, CEO Bill Penzey sent out an email newsletter announcing that he would be renaming the extended Martin Luther King Jr. Day sale weekend to "Republicans are racist weekend", with the reasons given including alleged voter suppression in red states and their response to the George Floyd protests.

[12] Penzey made a similar statement in an email sent out on the first anniversary of the January 6 US Capitol attack, calling Republicans the "#1 threat to this country".

[13] In 2024, presidential candidate Kamala Harris visited the Pittsburgh location, which garnered negative attention from Republicans.