Growing a Family Food Business with Summer and Kam Johnson

Apr 27, 2023

Summer Johnson is the co-owner of Zach and Zoë Sweet Bee Farm and started the business in 2015 with her husband, Kam. Together, they began keeping bees in their backyard to use the hyper-local honey to alleviate their son's allergies. Today, their honey is retailed all over the world, and in dozens of specialty, mass, and boutique stores across the nation. They have expanded the brand's assortment to 20+ organic superfoods flavors blended with their raw honey and have plans to continue growing.

During this episode of The Food Means Business Podcast, we discuss:⁠

How Summer and Kam started with beekeeping and eventually turned it into a business
Their Chase Business commercial, Shark Tank appearance and being selected for Oprah's Favorite Things
The importance of persistence and keeping the business a family-owned operation
Lessons learned from their entrepreneurial journey

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