Savannah Bee Company

Celebrating the honey bee, Savannah Bee's honey products illustrate the beauty and flavor of artisanal honey; they employ 75.

• High-end packaging elevated honey from a commodity in a plastic container to a gourmet delicacy
• They continued to grow their gift and gourmet retail market while expanding its reach into national grocery chains
• They added health and beauty products to their portfolio
• Warehouse operations expanded; they gained momentum in natural product stores, developed a next generation e-Commerce site that increased sales and order fulfillment capacity and gave greater access to mobility, creating a future path to international retail sales
• A Chinese distributor purchased a significant amount of product as a result of their participating in a trade mission to China
• Since 2012, Honey revenue increased 164%; Heath & Beauty revenue increased 545%; jobs increased 13% and investment increased 400%
• They have 2000 store here and abroad
• Engaged SBAC (Sm Bus Assistance Corp) for financing and mentoring, SEDA and the Creative Coast, GDEcD's export assistance, Logistics COI, Savannah Chamber, GA Quick Start, GA Power, Savannah Career Center, SAV Tech, GA Tech, SBDC.