Ames is lifelong food enthusiast and Southern cuisine fan. He grew up putting honey on fried chicken. Later, he started adding heat on the honey, on the fried chicken. One evening, his wife suggested he produce a hot honey condiment the family could always have on hand. He did and it quickly became a household staple, added to both sweet and savory dishes!

In December of 2015, Ames gifted 100 bottles of his Hot Southern Honey as a Christmas gift. He started receiving calls from people saying “We LOVED your hot honey! - put it on everything - where can we get more?”, to which Ames replied, “you can’t get more, you have to wait until next Christmas!”

Over a year and half in business, you can get more! The original product, AR’s® Hot Southern Honey (Mild), and 4 new products, are available in 3 channels (retail, food & beverage, other food producers) in more than 270+ locations across 15 states, with more added daily!