about us

SO, to begin with, yes sweethearts is owned by a pair of sweethearts!

Brodie Dawson & Vanessa Robak are the owners of Sweethearts Syrup Co. As lifetime foodies and entrepreneurs, working together to start a food company was a no brainer. 

two hearts, two histories, one recipe for success

Brodie is the 11-year owner and operator of the successful hot sauce company Dawson's Hot Sauce. They've been featured on 5 seasons of Hot Ones, and are available internationally in grocers and specialty stores. 

Vanessa is an award-winning chef, with a decade of restaurant and bar experience including menu and recipe development, cocktail ingredient production, and has operated micro-bakery Shorty's Donuts since 2018. 

Coming together, Sweethearts Syrup Co is an artisan cocktail syrup brand, hand-crafted in Hamilton, Ontario where Brodie and Vanessa live. Our syrups are all natural, and developed with unique flavour profiles in mind.

The syrups are balanced specifically for use in non-spirited cocktails, but are perfectly at home when mixed with spirits, or used for culinary purposes both sweet and savoury.