Savannah Bee Company
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 2002 in Savannah, Georgia |
| Headquarters | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
Number of locations | 15 |
Key people | Ted Dennard (Founder) |
| Products | Honey, other food and beauty products |
| Website | Savannah Bee Company |
Savannah Bee Company is an American company based in Savannah, Georgia and founded by Ted Dennard in 2002. The company sells honey-related products and books, beauty products, beverages, and candles. The Savannah Bee Company has 15 locations in the United States.[1]
Founder
[edit]Ted Dennard is the founder and CEO of the company. He was a beekeeper, and in 1999 his Tupelo Honey was sold in a friend's Savannah Georgia store. Dennard founded the Savannah Bee Company 3 years later, in 2002.[1]
Dennard is concerned with bee conservation and threats to bee populations. In 2016 the company began to invest in teaching children about bees. He created a not for profit organization named the "Bee Cause Project". There are now 320 schools in all 50 states which have bee hives.[2][3]
In 2015 Dennard received a permit from the Bahamian government to bring 12 bee hives to the Bahamas. In 6 months the bee keepers were able to begin harvesting honey. From those bees the estimate is that there are now 15 hives.[4]
Company details
[edit]In 2014 the Savannah Bee Company featured in Google's economic report. Google stated in a press release: "The Savannah Bee Company has utilized online sales to better achieve results without expending a lot of money, as evidenced by their website’s exponential growth." In 2013 the company's online sales of honey, health and other products grossed $1.35 million.[5]
By 2019 the company had opened 14 stores in the United States,[6][7][8] with multiple stores in Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia, as well as stores in Arizona, Connecticut, Colorado, and Florida.[1]
The Savannah Bee Company is referred to as a "major player in the honey market".[9][10][11]
The Savannah Bee Company sells several different types of honey, from nectar that bees collect from one flower. An example is Tupelo Honey: bees are moved to the area where the Tupelo tree blooms, and the resulting honey is from that flower only. The company sells 700,000 containers of honey per year, which is 350,000 pounds of honey.[12]
As of 2020, there are 160 people working for the company, and 2,000 independent retailers selling Savannah Bee Honey.[2]
See also
[edit]- Bee pollen
- Infant botulism
- Honey hunting
- List of spreads
- More than Honey—a 2012 Swiss documentary film on the current state of honey bees and beekeeping
- National Honey Show
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Our Stores". savannahbee.com. Savannah Bee company. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ a b Pellot, Emerald (9 July 2020). "Meet the 'bee whisperer,' who's been working to save the bees for over 40 years". Verizon Media. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Savannahian Dedicated to Educating Others About Bees". Gray Television, Inc. WTOC-TV. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Sanders, Caroline (16 March 2020). "Ted Dennard: The Beekeeper". Garden and Gun Magazine. Garden and Gun Magazine LLC. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Ritchey, Julia (22 July 2014). "Savannah Bee Company featured in Google economic report". USA Today Network. Savannahnow. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Young, Anna (17 May 2019). "Check out which new store is opening at Barefoot Landing this weekend". Myrtle Beach Sun News. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ Cain, Stephanie. "Get Buzzed at Your Next Hotel Stay Thanks to These Rooftop Beehives". Fortune. Fortune Media IP Limited. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ Downs, Rachel (6 September 2017). "Savannah Bee Company opens in Downtown Gatlinburg". wbir.com. Wbir-TV. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Global Honey Market CAGR, Share and Growth Rate, and Forecast (2013-2023) of the Industry Major Players". Montana Ledger. Montanaledger,.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ Williams, Ashley (24 September 2019). "Pests and pesticides: Two of honeybees' biggest climate change-related threats". Nexstar Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Natural Honey Market 2019 Demand Analysis, Production, Revenue and Industry Share of Manufacturer". Downey Magazine. downeymagazine.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ Lampasona, Alexa. "A Look into Savannah Bee Company". ajc.com. Cox Media Group. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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