4 Business Collaborations Made Possible by Honeycomb

In the era of Amazon and big box chains, it’s more important than ever for small businesses to stick together and attract customers who are craving personal connections and looking for more ways to support the local fixtures in their neighborhood.

And as the classic saying goes, two is better than one. By collaborating with fellow small businesses, you can potentially double your customer base, create unique new products with your joint expertise, and build up your local business community!

We love helping small businesses build connections and find collaborators through the Honeycomb network to achieve their shared goals.

These are 4 local business collaborations made possible through Honeycomb!

1. Cinnamon Pickles (5 Generation Bakers x Pittsburgh Pickle Company)

Verona-based Pittsburgh Pickle Company is run by three brothers on the mission to create farm-fresh, artisanal pickles. When they started off, the brothers were cutting vegetables and bottling products all by hand.

However, as customer demand grew, it became very clear that they needed some equipment to speed up the process. The brothers raised $50,000 in local investments on Honeycomb to purchase a commercial food slicer and other co-packing equipment.

After raising $35,000 from their own Honeycomb campaign, cinnamon swirl bread manufacturer 5 Generation Bakers reached out to the Pittsburgh Pickle Company with a crazy genius idea: what if we make a cinnamon pickle together?

As it turned out, the pickle brothers had already experimented with a few cinnamon pickle recipes on their own. After a few collaborative tastings, the Cinn-a-Pickle was born!

Balancing the classic flavors of a bread-and-butter pickle with Jenny Lee’s signature cinnamon sugar, The Cinna-A-Pickle is the first retail-ready cinnamon pickle in the country. You can buy a jar (or two) to try out here.