It Started With a Mom, a Kitchen & Elderberry Syrup
The Syrup Shop began in 2019 during a season when I needed to make some extra money.
I wasn't setting out to build a business. I honestly thought it might be a little hobby, something I could make and sell on the side.
I started with elderberry syrup.
What I didn't realize then was that this one small idea would not only become a business, but would also bring me back to something that had been part of my life for a very long time.
Natural health and wellness.
Where It Started
I grew up in a home where natural health and wellness were simply part of everyday life. My dad was a chiropractor, my mom was intentional about the choices she made for our family, and I learned early that what we put into our bodies matters.
Years later, as a single mom raising four children, I found myself returning to many of those same principles. I wanted simple options for my family. I wanted to understand the ingredients we were using. And I wanted to feel good about what I was giving them.
In January 2019, I made my first batch of elderberry syrup in my kitchen.
I wasn't trying to build a company. I thought I had found a simple way to make some extra money.
Then other people started asking for it.
Friends became customers. Customers told their friends. A few bottles became more bottles, and before long, something that started in my kitchen had become a business.
As The Syrup Shop grew, so did my responsibility to the people buying from us. I moved beyond my home kitchen and into commercial production, continued learning and developing products, and built the business around one standard that hasn't changed:
Make products I would feel good about giving my own family.
Elderberry syrup may have been the beginning, but that simple idea became the foundation for everything we create.
From My Kitchen to The Syrup Shop
What started as a way to make a little extra money quickly became more than I ever expected.
As orders grew, so did the business. I went from making small batches in my kitchen to learning what it would take to produce and sell our products on a much larger scale.
There was a lot I didn't know in the beginning. I learned as I went, made changes when I needed to, and continued raising the standard for how our products were made.
Eventually, The Syrup Shop moved out of my home kitchen and into certified commercial production. What began with elderberry syrup grew into additional products, retail partners and customers far beyond our Tennessee home.
But as the business grew, one thing stayed the same:
Keep the ingredients simple. Be intentional about what goes into every product. And make things I would feel good about giving my own family.
From My Family to Yours
The Syrup Shop has grown a lot since that first batch of elderberry syrup in 2019, and so has my family.
I'm a mom of four, and my children have been alongside me through much of this journey. What started as a way to make some extra money became something I never could have imagined at the time: a business that helped me support my family while creating more freedom and flexibility in our lives.
Looking back, it's incredible to see what grew from one small idea.
Today, I'm grateful for every customer who orders a bottle, tells a friend, visits us at a market or chooses one of our products for their family. Every purchase supports a small, woman-owned business and allows us to continue doing what we do.
From my family to yours, thank you for trusting The Syrup Shop to be a small part of the way you care for yours.
Jessica
Founder, The Syrup Shop