Black-Founded Brand The Honey Pot ACQUIRED - Social Media Reacts

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[@chanelle4286]

Welp they are going to change the formula on all the products. It happens every time a black owned brand is bought out. 🤦🏿‍♀️

[@michellelove8146]

That part!!

[@MsFilay]

Yep

[@shaunay5391]

LADIES, BE CAREFUL... check with your OBGYN. We should NOT be using " mint/menthol" anywhere near our vaginal area. Not HEALTHY or safe. No OBGYN worth their salt and knowledge would endorse this...OR ANY SO CALLED FEMININE CARE product...for ANY FEMALE regardless of ethnicity. Do your own research... I have.

[@KAW101]

I won't be supporting it from here on out. It's now a tainted brand!

[@cfoster6804]

Yep. Gonna be a poison concoction now.

[@silvermyst3081]

This has happen to other black owned companies before, Where is FUBU? In a few years, this company will be no more.

[@TheBiznessGirl]

Little do people know..FUBU is still in existence and they still OWN...they just issue licensing deals. That brand power.

[@willplumtree8061]

Instead of passing it on to the founder(s)’ heirs, the new board can opt to lighten the faces of this company’s founders over time until it’s believed Honeypot was founded in the Caucasus Mountains.

[@ScSiDiamonds]

I think what’s most of the problem is that when we like a product that works for us, it is sold and the formula is changed and it does not work like it used to . While securing the bag is admirable personally, it will not be Black owned anymore. It was built up because of the target audience.

[@cfoster6804]

This.

[@cfoster6804]

​@@ScSiDiamonds and this.

[@poppyshoessp]

Exactly

[@omuntu3363]

🤣

[@yanni_]

They always offer much less than what the company is worth. This is to ensure a profit! The company is worth so more…

[@mysize2]

I agree!

[@thelitemaster]

Isn't that the point? is called "deal" making for a reason

[@Chicago48]

Black owned companies that reach a high valuation almost always sell out. Esp. those owners who have NO children. Most of them should not 100% sell out, but keep a % of the company. She retains a small share of the company!

[@50sizfabulous75]

I’m not going to be shamed into feeling a type of way that it is now going to be changed I am happy for her business wise but unhappy that it’s going to be watered down and not what it was

[@Dogtubee]

It more to the deal plus it a fair price just cuz u like them don’t mean they need more

[@kameralkutie5594]

I was wondering why I could no longer use her products after using them for years. I had an allergic reaction to her pads and liners. My Ob/Gyn had me to discontinue the products. The ingredients were changed.😢

[@beasaroseco5840]

I was told they did the same thing to Carol's Daughter.

[@lucyscott422]

They weren’t Black owned, but the brand Philosophy” was sold to them and went straight down hill😢. I used their Bath and Perfume line for 20 years, it’s total trash now “ the only thing that’s still halfway decent is their facial washes. SMH

[@banananuts1919]

​@@beasaroseco5840Yes, they did.

[@cfoster6804]

​@beasaroseco5840 They did and Shea Moisture.

[@allyalleybooboo]

​@@beasaroseco5840 As well as Shea Moisture

[@FunkyBruja]

No longer purchasing. The product ingredients has changed.

[@notorioushebrew4793]

I'M TIRED OF SELLOUTS. I WON'T BE BUYING A DAMNED THING FROM THEM.

[@thezu9250]

I mean a lot of companies do that. I don’t think it’s considered selling out. A lot of big companies will just copy what you do anyway. So if you’re smaller, you’re almost forced to sell eventually.

[@FourSeasons04]

The quality that made them successful will eventually change and/or diminish. It's a tale as old as time.

[@eliw6607]

You have no idea about how capitalism works.

[@notorioushebrew4793]

@eliw6607 you are the one that has no idea what is happening or what you're talking about..so keep moving. There's nothing you have to say that I want to hear. Sellout..bye😒

[@a.sam.2976]

​@@thezu9250Yup... So just bend over and take it....Right?

[@cfoster6804]

Man, why do our people keep selling out? None of us want to build our small businesses into empires? I use these pads too. Watch the quality change for the worse.

[@MichelDonato]

This happened to "Wally Amos" (chocolate cookies; Famous Amos) I loved to eat them as a kid all the time. I am 54 yrs old now, he tried to build another cookie company and they sued him. Telling him he can't use his own name or likeness.. God don't like UGLY so I pray he's doing well.

[@michellelove8146]

The original goal and mission always changes when it comes to money. Acquisitions would be great if done with fidelity. But most often, these OTHER companies do not uphold the values that the owner intended. Once they get a hold of it, the brand is watered down until it exists no more or is trash. Examples; FUBU, BET, and others We understand she wants the wealth, but if you started so that women could have NATURAL products for women why change when you KNOW the product will be compromised once it’s handed over. As they say “all money ain’t good money” Tabitha Brown gets it…she doesn’t compromise when the big companies come knocking Some things should be held onto for LEGACY; your next generation will inherit something that they can continue and pass onto their children. But we can’t see past the money they offer! Just sad…in my opinion!

[@loveineverystitch]

@michellelove8146 Well said!

[@banananuts1919]

Agreed.

[@banananuts1919]

​@@loveineverystitchAgreed.

[@cfoster6804]

Legacy is not in many black folks' vocabulary.

[@likeisaidjenkins3689]

This is why we don't own anything.

[@adnaloy9025]

Thanks for letting us. Good for her. I'm done with Honey Pot now.

[@Yonnie2436]

If a person shows you how you are, believe them. I'm happy for her, as for me, I won't buy those products anymore..

[@anncrane6451]

Something that I worked hard for that I built from the ground up can not and would not be sold as a person of a certain race we were never really allowed to hold or own anything without someone of another race aquire from our hard work I would keep it in generation to generation.

[@rozchristopherson648]

Sorry to hear that. She needs to take that money and form security and cyber security companies and keep those companies. All the big corporations that formed without struggling against segregation and discrimination (or actually benefitting from segregation and discrimination) have the ability to take over minority ownership. Had there not been segregation and discrimination, this woman would have been the owner of Coty IN THE FIRST PLACE. Do you see UPS, FedEx, Verizon, GMC, Boeing, US Steel, etc. being taken over by any minorities? NO!! A takeover like the one described in this video is still the result of longstanding racism that put the power and control in the hands of white corporations.

[@hotbreakers94569]

It wouldn't be a problem if I didn't constantly see the trend of buying out, selling out to wipe out

[@MsFilay]

Happy for you Sis...and sad the integrity of this product has or will soon come to an end...BUT...my faith always sustains, so who knows

[@illuminated_crown]

This isnt something to celebrate. They brought her out CHEAP too. They're probably gonna make it a billion dollar thing

[@flor.3673]

Her business, her decision. Create yours and look for the billion. She's a business woman, and Should know what is a good deal for her.

[@NothingGoesUnnoticed]

Maybe she should tell Ralph Lauren that, he should sell his brand. This is ridiculous.

[@cassandres4965]

exactly. just foolish

[@divinebynature7056]

Maybe they gave her a deal, she was forced to receive. We don't know what was going on outside the public eye.

[@Truth1_1]

This is the nightmare about black owned when it's time to sell they never sell to another black person they will always sell out

[@skinbrow-waxqueen]

This advice this YOUNG lady is giving is bad, she never advised to have another idea in the pipeline. They're also gaslighting because the consumer decides if they will continue to support and that will determine if she continues to make money and if not Coty will shut it all down.

[@coldaswinter2]

Good for her,but what ingredients will these people add to the product to make us unsafe?

[@noworries8423]

That part

[@imetaboyiusedtoknow8308]

Are you a man? I can't imagine a woman asking this question. Anyway , a lower quality cotton in the pads and liners (she used the highest quality cotton), different products used to create scents, lower quality ingredients in the washes, etc.

[@757CitiesReppa]

B.E.T. all over again

[@Herconservativemelanin]

Oh man does this mean these products will now become just as tainted as the rest? She’s no longer in charge to monitor this. Did she have to turn over all her recipes, ingredients and process. MMA need her to take that money and build something else to smash her old business.

[@chariseh9524]

Won't happen if she signed papers that say she can't compete with them, meaning she can't make the same products

[@LaverneRivers]

This is bad and it's sad that many of us still don't get it . The bigger picture escapes too many of our people😔

[@cassandres4965]

yea they totally miss the point. still in oppressed/follower mentality

[@CookingwithMs.D]

I am extremely happy for the young lady.

[@deborahmcentire9208]

Will this product have the same quality? Sometimes when a company is sold the value of it disappear because the ingredients is spread thin. I'm proud of her! I like her products and I will continue to purchase them 😊

[@foodgrowsfree891]

It’s also funny how my period stopped Dec. 2023 and finally came back on this month August 2024 after not using the pads for 8months, found out the pads not even 100% organic, only the top layer is claimed to be organic cotton but the rest now chemicals and plastics like this is crazy!

[@Maxine1630]

Honestly, I never enjoyed black made products after they sold out, you can call aquire if you want, that's your opinion, even down to Famous Amos cookies!!!

[@kendredspirit7903]

Well she will remain CEO in name only. Not holding majority stakes she can be voted out when she no longer serves the purpose. I don't blame her for selling but I will make my own before I purchase this product again. Yes she is still making money but a minority votes doesn't hold weight when they change the ingredients. Kudos for her 🎉

[@beautyinitspurest9002]

Well, THIS IS VERY SCARY! No, tellin what their wicked azz got plan to put in this ingredients. NO, THANK YOU, I won’t be buying!

[@honeybadger9932]

It allows Her to move forward and do something Better and Bigger

[@majesticmajestic7058]

I would like a list of the black owners who sold out and went on to do bigger and better things 😂

[@natepolitics1490]

@@majesticmajestic7058 she played black folks and now she will be retire off the backs of our support to her.

[@StrokaReviews]

Stop......just stop

[@notorioushebrew4793]

🤣🤣🤣 Funny. She won't. She will work for massa until they get sick of looking at her and reminding her that she doesn't own a damned thing around here. She's just another employee. 🙄 Ask BET guy. A bunch of sellouts

[@honeybadger9932]

You are probably part of the hate with in committee that is envious because you didn't create her cosmetic movement, and you had nothing to with her profits, no disrespect intended but how We all create and chase our bag of gold then come to the table collectively and discuss what We as One can do For Our People / just suggestion and thought / Yup I will choose that cornballs / See You at the Top Where The Top 8% dwell in America lol sitting in your stew of misery shame on Yall lol

[@knowledgetree7134]

Can I be honest and say that I don’t buy those pads anyways, I have in the past and didn’t even know they were made by a black woman! 😂 Anyway those pads was a no go for me! I’ll be walking around with blood everywhere 😂 no shade! Until someone can top Always and Kotex 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@NandiJohnston-p6f]

...liken to #CarolsDaughter... being 'Acquired' ... Thankfully, we were able to buy much of Carol's Daugther bEFORE [that] Happened! Unfortunately, didn't get to buy any of Honey Pot prior to this... 😞

[@GreenviewStudioGallery]

This is what the kids call "making money moves" learn about how Investments, Take overs, Mergers and Acquisitions are done in the world of Finance and understand how the big bags are made.

[@majesticmajestic7058]

No, money moves are the few families who have day one investment/shares in nearly all companies.

[@bunchielove6893]

Really? Because Walmart kept it in the family.

[@decodesigns14]

Exactly the stay trying to take over black companies..​@@bunchielove6893

[@cfoster6804]

​@@bunchielove6893 THANK. YOU. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@nadiasharnelle]

@@bunchielove6893 Right, THAT part! The Waltons would never. Can you imagine if someone like Ralph Lauren sold his brand? Although he stepped down as CEO to focus on the creative parts of the company, his net worth is $6.9 billion.

[@sojrnrr8368]

They will lose sales. "Black" business owners have to remember who helped them achieve that success. If "black" people patronized them it is not necessarily from having excess money but in the spirit of supporting "one of our own". It may be how other cultures do things but those same cultures are the reason why we have so few successes. Keep this in mind.

[@satindoll7300]

Damn.

[@rawbluecheese]

Just imagine she's sold her business, can have a rest then go ahead and create something else. Hating on this woman is senseless and shows a lack of business knowledge. Go ahead and create your interpretation of Honeypot and never sell it if you so wish.

[@sojrnrr8368]

No hate; just disappointed she could find no other way to get that $380M. I will not be buying that product now that it is minority "black" owned.

[@dangermauz754]

Most people who aren't paying attention to what's happening. Most of the things we've depended on will be sent to the public domain. They need to be replaced. Patriarchy is fading away. It will eventually be ran by women. So, this is a time to begin creating new products that can replace the stuff that was used for so many years. Get your patents, copyrights, and trademarks.

[@foodgrowsfree891]

There’s a guy who’s company is called the vanman that sells natural products for your skin, hair, oral health, and his mission no matter how long it takes is to never sell out and to take down these companies that’s harming our health, he’s very successful and still doing this without needing to be shelved in target or Walmart or anything like that….and I just wish her mission could of been like that since we don’t have enough good representation to protect our health as women! This is not a win….imo

[@kimmyk5795]

It's no telling how they may have been behind the scenes which forced her to sell and put on a smile. We on the outside only see what they want us to see. As we see almost all of the black owned companies often get bought out there has to be more to it that we just can't see. It's definitely not a coincidence 😔

[@beautifulfacesskincare]

Congratulations 🎉 🍾

[@tlove5288]

Some things we should keep. I think this is one of them.

[@kimwilliams7179]

Welp that's it I will not purchase anymore. Why do we black people always sell to them folks 🤔😕

[@hoodiek6802]

I'm not 100% mad 380 million is huge amount I jist hope she opens uo more businesses and Takes some owenership bac in the company

[@gelliebeane6789]

She will not be allowed to take back/purchase more ownership in that company. It's a done deal, they don't operate like that.

[@Tee-kc3pn]

Nope.....I won't be purchasing those products no more.....

[@Indigonatural]

No...

[@EmpressPLafemme]

This isn’t a win! Now Honey Pot won’t sell because the quality will diminish! No more Honey Pot for me! 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@cfoster6804]

I think they'll just shift marketing to white women so they'll survive.

[@gelliebeane6789]

It will sell because the new owners will advertise more in the YT communities. They will definitely change the quality of the ingredients though. Now I have to find something else to use.

[@adriennematthews1390]

She just messed up, won't be purchasing from her anymore. Coty? Ingredients are going to change. She just played herself smdh

[@miimosa679]

BUSINESS PLAN: Buy 'em out, change the quality, upset/scare customers, lose business, shut it down.

[@hsand8178]

I PURCHASED HONEY POT,BUT No MORER, LAST PURCHASED. PRODUC, HAD RASH,Different FRAGRANT As WELL. As B Americans,We Cannot TELL OUR AFRICAN SISTERS AND Brothers To STOP Selling OUT WHEN WE'RE LEADING The W AY.

[@tamikaqueen1203]

she can create another company and sell it!!

[@rjrj4618]

Now I know most of y’all would sell too if someone put 300 million in your hand toooooo😂. Good for her!

[@tanyagary8494]

No, especially if my company was worth way more than that

[@Blissful-es1kk]

Very disappointing. I loved their all natural pads.

[@sellingyolk]

nah this is not it. i thought she had a “mission” to create safe and effective feminine products. but she wanna sell it for a couple million?? doesnt seem like she cared too much about that mission. this is no win. and its crazy that some ppl are saying “this is what u should do with ur business!” um u dont need to sell all ur businesses for money. especially if it means something to u. i thought this one really meant something to Bea. and they even said they wouldn’t sell out. what a lie that was. smh. like i rly wanna know why this happened. was Bea threatened to sell? 🤔 cause this doesnt make sense.

[@lathanehopkins8607]

I won’t be getting any honey pot. What ever she makes next i will by that

[@sandythompson2973]

We out!!!!

[@Culturefocusededutainment]

There goes another. Wont be buying any more. Why cant we hold on to our conpanies like Loreal and other s do?

[@chinyerepaige4539]

Im sad for us consumers bc then they start changing the ingredients

[@chicfini]

They are nothing anything wrong? Business must have exit strategy.

[@gelliebeane6789]

And we must take English class seriously.

[@davidanthony756]

Does she have any say in the company 🤬 or is she on the board....

[@cassiebright3619]

Congratulations, but at the same time, this doesn’t help our community! They will start changing the ingredients of the product! Unfortunately!

[@brooklynebony]

For the people slamming her for selling the business. You’re the reason why. If others don’t know what I’m talking about listen to her interviews. (Black folks love tearing down their own)

[@sojrnrr8368]

They do? Except "black" people supported her dream. How was that tearing her down? We are disappointed because we know who got the benefit of exploiting us and continue to do so.

[@joybeybeeluv4234]

Oh wow I did not know that I purchase those products all the time ……will have to research the new owners. Good for them …..hope the new owners maintain quality

[@honeybadger9932]

Congrats

[@gabbysch2625]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@IndigoStarrSeed]

All these women on here upset and saying she shouldn't have sold clearly don't understand how black wealth works. What she did was get generational wealth then left the lane wide open for another to come behind her and do the same. But yall are small minded and selfish so you don't get it. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@beautybeads7285]

Look at what Richelieu was able to do for other black entrepreneurs after selling Shea Moisture.

[@bunchielove6893]

What?

[@beautybeads7285]

He created his own fund @@bunchielove6893 He created his own $100 millon dollar fund to help other black entrepreneurs among other things - buying Essence.

[@AbundantOya14]

What exactly? Not 1 thing

[@shavonblue2185]

She should not have sold it. If they paid her 380 million her company was worth about a billion. She had an advantage by having all natural ingredients. Honey Pot was the only feminine hygiene product to not have Glyphosate on their cotton. This could of been a company to pass down to her children. Proctors and Gamble is a family legacy owned business

[@StrokaReviews]

Sad to say, but many Blk people are still desperate for WP approval.

[@journeytothemosthigh5021]

Exactly! Sometimes it’s not about excepting the bait but remembering the why! Why were these products created?… was it only for the money or was it to provide a healthier option?.. That got lost when the rose colored glasses were put on. It’s sad that so many of us don’t see that you cannot compare a black business and the morals and standards that we put into business is not as important as money. Or purpose. The purpose was to service black women. To provide us with a healthier option. This is indeed disappointing. She was making bank without being sold.

[@banananuts1919]

​@@journeytothemosthigh5021Agreed.

[@cfoster6804]

See I didn't even know about the none glyphosate cotton. Wow...makes me even more upset because you know that'll be the first thing they change.

[@poppyshoessp]

Exactly. They gave her crumbs compared to what they'll make. And you better believe the quality of the ingredients will be inferior to what they are. I'm done. I will not contribute to them setting their children's, children's, children up on the back of my sister. 🫡

[@kingarveyblackpr]

BLACK People Recognize another classic example of why We have very very very few multibillion dollar Majority BLACK Owned and Operated Corporations, because We will accept a pot of fools Gold as payment for Our BLACK PRoperty, without realizing that We own a GOLD MINE and fail to be long term GOAL MINED!!!

[@majesticmajestic7058]

The only way selling would be feasible if she was going after the means of production herself, which hardly any black people own.

[@natepolitics1490]

The company could have been worth billions one day. We have to stop supporting black owned companies that would sell to them folks If you going to sell sell it to a black company.

[@kellygoodman6167]

Yeah this bs is why

[@kingarveyblackpr]

@@majesticmajestic7058 BLACK People Reconnecting across all industries and BLACK People Recombining Our knowledge,skills, and experiences us what’s next!!!

[@kingarveyblackpr]

@@kellygoodman6167 BLACK People Reunifying across multiple industries and BLACK People Recombining Our varieties of skills, experiences, and knowledge into One BLACK Power Restorative corporation is what’s next!!!

[@kellygoodman6167]

This is not a win, thats why we hardly have any businesses

[@loveineverystitch]

Agreed

[@zoe-ml8cx]

Happen to Shea moisture smh they gonna change the formula and add germs to kill us now... what am I gonna use😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@cfoster6804]

Exactly

[@poppyshoessp]

It's a major L. I'm not giving my money to them.

[@IndigoStarrSeed]

Damn yall are ignorant. So you're upset that she created generational wealth then left the lane open for another black woman to become behind her... but yall so self absorbed that all you can think about is yourself.

[@omuntu3363]

Happy for the founder, ABSOLUTELY WILL NO LONGER PURCHASE THEIR PRODUCTS. Must keep our money in our community!!

[@itscyberqueen13]

This

[@IndigoStarrSeed]

That's the point. We made her a millionaire and now she's leaving the lane open for another black woman but go off 🙄

[@miimosa679]

I think it's great in most ways... the issue I have is the quality ALWAYS changes when they sell to a non black company. IMO I always wondered/thought they wanted to ruin or change the positive image and association you had to the products because they ruined it. I mean that is what they do buy companies and destroy them for one reason or another... not unusual at all.

[@Blissful-es1kk]

Agreed.

[@poppyshoessp]

They will change it for sure. Cheaper ingredients more profit. I'm done with Honeypot.

[@ConnieBurnette]

She didn't realize that if she'd kept her company until she was ready to retire, she'd made ten times that amount. There goes another black owned company that was given away to be written out of black history 😢

[@Summathissummathat]

SAD

[@Nobody-wd6ci]

It would’ve taken her a lifetime tho,she took her lump some and dipped to enjoy the rest of her days ,Believe it or not this is a goal for most business owners ,this is why they scale and sale because running a business has a lot of operational costs so to have that much handed to you cash it’s hard to say no . The owner of curls did the same thing

[@DievestorsNeverLearn]

@@Nobody-wd6ci She could have hired people to manage the business.

[@tonya3949]

They never do -

[@The-Right-is-Right]

Hold on.......black customers bought the products for years believing they are supporting and helping to build a black business..........and then you sold them out ????????

[@mysize2]

💯💯💯

[@natepolitics1490]

exactly what a fraud this women is.

[@kelila_1688]

THAT !!! 🤦🏽

[@TashaSewingTutorials]

She aint sold us out. She just took care of her kids, her kids kids, and her kids kids kids. This is a good thing. I'm glad she got her coins BUT I'm not buying it anymore.

[@yvettea7253]

@TashaSewingTutorials but had she kept her business it would have benefited her family going forward also.

[@freedomreneegunter1146]

You NEVER sell your SEED! If someone sees the VALUE... Know it's VALUABLE. When are we going to learn from our ancestors... That's why we don't own nothing Now.

[@chariseh9524]

She's just there as face to keep the black customers but who knows how everything will change.

[@omuntu3363]

Keep our money in our community!!!

[@lasha4585]

Minority ownership, simply means they’ll be able to USE HER LIKENESS!!!!

[@CathyLTate]

Without Receiving Royalties !

[@micheleadamson9867]

A lot of black owned companies do that, look at Carol's daughter 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@FourSeasons04]

Carol's Daughter, Shea Moisture, Mielle and the list goes on. As the (tv) mafia would say, it's not personal...it's business. Oh well.😏

[@micheleadamson9867]

@@FourSeasons04 Right!

[@banananuts1919]

Yes, it's a sin and a shame 😢.

[@a.sam.2976]

Well that makes it Ok then... Right..? Meanwhile the Ford family has a net worth of at least $3Billion, passed down from generation to generation.

[@micheleadamson9867]

@@a.sam.2976 First of all who said anything about it being okay?! I was just saying that most black companies do that and don't think about generational wealth because the dollar amount offered overshadows their thought process, so instead of assuming how about you ask what I meant when I made that statement.

[@MauríceB-t9l]

I don't know about that blanket "Y'all", but this is one reason why supporting businesses mainly because they are "black-owned" is sometimes disappointing when they become " successful ". I remember when FUBU was acquired. Good for her and her family but that " get the bag " mentality is pervasive. The "people" made the company a success, so there's that. It's not really black wealth. It's white Capital calling the shots. That's why she sold it. Bait and switch. It's all about the community until white capital shows up. Just saying...

[@etherealbutterfly]

💯

[@MsFilay]

Well said

[@debrawalker2414]

No you right ❤

[@dayum_mi]

Is that what happened…one day fubu was everywhere then it gone

[@cfoster6804]

Facts! That's why I stopped buying my hair products from black only businesses because they kept doing this. Now I buy whatever works no matter who it's from. These new black businesses have no longevity at all. We need more legacy businesses like Bronner Brothers.

[@neish9520]

I guess…🤷🏾‍♀️Happy for Sis, but disappointed that it is no longer black owned, products will likely be changed (substandard ingredients now), no legacy, and finally, if they paid her that much, I’m sure it was (grossly) undervalued and she could have gotten more. Just my thoughts.

[@yolondatheodore7694]

This ONLY HAPPENS WITH US THO. Will we ever KEEP OUR INVENTIONS CREATIONS AND LEGACIES.?.

[@thezu9250]

No. A lot of wealthy people do this. They sell a company while it’s highly profitable and then they make another company.

[@imetaboyiusedtoknow8308]

Coty (over) paid $600 million for a 51% stake in Kylie Jenner's makeup company. But Honeypot girl got $350 million. Smh

[@nasirasheartofgold]

I think it is hard to see black owned businesses acquired. On the other hand, many business owners make these moves so they can go on to do other things. Unfortunately, it is hard when the brand changes and the interests are no longer aligned with the needs of our community.

[@majesticmajestic7058]

It's hard because other groups don't sellout to other groups as fast unless it's China.

[@willplumtree8061]

How often do we reinvest in/for the community after the payout? I can imagine most taking a long breather after the non-compete, and losing their ability or desire to replicate.

[@april_dawn]

The thing is other Business Owners sell to their Race…Blk ppl don’t have that luxury! That’s why we need to hold onto our Businesses longer to build up our own strong Business infrastructure…

[@banananuts1919]

​@@april_dawnAgreed.

[@GMacII]

SheaMoisture 2.0 🤦🏽‍♂

[@nadiajordan3447]

Yes they sold out aswell

[@spiritualeyes3481]

This is not a good thing

[@its_MAK_]

Does OBW know of another company offering products similar to honeypot? I'm glad she did what she had to do but iont trust the other side... will they add harmful ingredients like they always do?

[@majesticmajestic7058]

Perhaps you can make your own and advertise the fact that your company is 100% Black owned 🤷‍♀️

[@stephaniemorris6738]

Zion organic essentials is a 100% black-owned plant-based feminine care brand.

[@natepolitics1490]

make sure you support a black company that wont sellout like she did

[@michellegraham1610]

I won’t be purchasing anymore Honey Pot products. I guess $380M was a powerful motivation.

[@byrondeese8120]

If you love their products, don't stop buying now. She and her team still own a minority stake in The Honey Pot so they can benefit from the growth of the business and maintain the quality of the products.

[@MsDezB1]

I live for and Love buying Black. But this seems to be the play. Blow up and sell your company to a white corporation which, for me, takes some of the joy out of supporting these brands. But, I get it. Business...capitalism... But, still.

[@michellegraham1610]

@@byrondeese8120 And I must admit…I do like the products.

[@soyveritas8262]

Same! Now I know why the prices skyrocketed. I was only purchasing to support a Black-owned business. And just like that...I won't be purchasing again.

[@majesticmajestic7058]

​@MsDezB1 How does what they did benefit Black people as a whole, it seems to only benifit the few while allowing the new White owners to use the old owners as a mask?

[@chariseh9524]

How many companies are sold now? Need a list

[@a.sam.2976]

Then 'Google' it...

[@chariseh9524]

@@a.sam.2976 Did you update it?

[@SakaDeeJay]

Shea Moisture was bought by Unilever, Carol's Daughter was bought by big timer L'Oréal USA, & Mielle was bought by the big wig P&G....

[@chariseh9524]

@@SakaDeeJay Thanks. Don't know if you're natural but if you use these do you still get them?

[@SakaDeeJay]

@@chariseh9524 My sister & I both are natural and we still use some of these products. We never used L'Oreal and the time she used Carol's daughter her hair was showing signs of dryness after the 1st few uses.

[@skinbrow-waxqueen]

At first they said $380 million then $350 million. This is definitely NOT a win. What just happened was generational wealth was cut off. $380 million is not a lot of money with all the success she had, I could better understand Billions. Black wealth is always wiped away in this manner, Coty buys up all small companies to stop competition.

[@oldskoolj23]

FBA/ADOS stop selling your hard work name & product, keep it in your family

[@StrokaReviews]

So........she started a business to become a temporary employee?

[@thezu9250]

She is rich enough to never work again.

[@banananuts1919]

​@@thezu9250 That's only if the money lasts. Doubt it.

[@yvettea7253]

FYI, i can't stand shark tank they show their stripes of racisim all the time. For example... they called sis with The Lip Bar a pretty little cockroach. Guess what she's slaying without their "expertise." Sorry, every time they acquire our stuff, they degrade it. I get what you're trying to imply but still not supportive. Now, if CODI was a black controlled entity, I'd feel this was maybe a good move. The intent may be to get rights to ALL her passion projects, hard creative work, reformulate it, rebrand to the world, and then run Honey Pot in the ground, then she's out. I really hope she kept some things in the pocket for herself, jic. Basically... run that company in the ground, extract the best, exclude the rest and eliminate the competition. You all can back flip and cheer all you want but it never pans out well for us (as the black community who built and financially supported these companies to success), in the end. For, example BET after it was sold in 2001 the programing was changed for the worse and those changes impacted generations of viewers for the worse. The Johnson family did extremely well but the masses were affected by the more negative visual messaging. We'll always lose out with integration, one step forward ten steps back. The only way we can ensure success is to band together as a unified people and be "the CODI" and that's exactly why "they" are going after entities like the Fearless Fund seeking venture capital specifically for black women. The Jewish community has done this very well for decades. So yes, playing the long game is imperative, we have to think bigger before we "sell out."

[@banananuts1919]

Yes, I've noticed that the products of black-owned businesses goes down after the owner sells it or merges with another company. It gets run down until it exists no more. This is done intentionally.

[@cassandres4965]

so well said. this is the only way for things to truly change

[@rosemaryjohnson2322]

Wow!!!!! I can’t!!!!!

[@lasha4585]

This is good for HER but it won’t be good for the CONSUMERS of the products….because they will soon start pulling the quality out of the products!!! If you buy any of them now, take a picture of the INGREDIENT LINES, and watch it change over time!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@GoToSheol]

Now they going to change it and mess us up again

[@priscillabaileymusic]

We can't have anything

[@alfonsom8286]

Congratulations, sister. You just sold a $1.5 billion dollar company for $380 million dollars.

[@a.sam.2976]

Wow... Sarcasm much?

[@TSebro-db8xf]

On to supporting the next Black-owned business, so that more of our people can level up like this!

[@majesticmajestic7058]

They will have money for the few between them but won't really own anything 🤷‍♀️