18-year-old Aubrie Sink turned homemade jam sales at farmers’ markets into a freeze-dried candy business after investing her savings in a freeze dryer; her products are now sold at Disney World, Six Flags parks, and the Cincinnati Zoo

Aubrie Sink turned her childhood interest in making jam into a freeze-dried candy business, and now sells its products at Disney World. At 12, the Northern Kentucky teenager started making homemade jams, and by 2021 she was selling them at farmers’ markets and craft shows. She used the money from those sales to buy a freeze dryer after discovering the equipment on TikTok.Her freeze-dried sweets soon became more popular than her jams, prompting her to shift her focus to candy. According to the WPBF, Sink later expanded the business into a commercial kitchen and opened a storefront in Florence, Kentucky. Her products have since reached several attractions and retailers, while she continues to study full-time at the University of Kentucky.How Aubrie Sink’s early business ventures led her to freeze-dried candySink’s interest in business began before she started selling food. She said, "I've had a business since I was so young. I mean, even when I was 8 years old, I had a paper route, and I would go door to door.”By 2021, she was selling homemade jams under the name “Jammin’ with Aubrie” at farmers markets and craft shows. She did this at weekends while also taking part in competitive cheerleading. She used the money from the sales to invest in another idea.Sink said, "I saved up my money from doing that to buy a freeze dryer because I had been seeing it on TikTok, and so I was like, Mom, like, please let me do it. It took six months for her to let me buy a freeze dryer."A home-based venture grows into a commercial businessThe freeze dryer marked a change in the direction of Sink’s business. Her freeze-dried candy became more popular than the jams, leading her to move away from the “Jammin’” name and focus on “Freezin’”. The business grew beyond the scale of a home project. Sink moved into a commercial kitchen and opened a storefront in Florence, Kentucky.She said, "I had no idea it was going to take me. Like, I was just kind of doing it for fun.”"And I mean, I didn't expect it to grow this much, but I'm really happy I did."As of July 2026, the company employed 14 people, according to WPBF.Aubrie Sink takes her candy business from local markets to DisneyFreezin’ with Aubrie products are sold at Sink’s Florence storefront and several other destinations. These include the Cincinnati Zoo, Jungle Jim’s and Six Flags parks across the country.Sink said, "So now it's in Mission: Space, in Space Mountain and Magic Kingdom and Epcot. So yeah, it's so exciting.”"It's really shown me like, okay, well, maybe nothing is impossible."The Disney sales mark a major expansion for the business, which began with homemade jams sold at local markets and craft shows.What are Aubrie Sink’s plans for expanding her businessSink hopes to take the business into more Disney parks and expand its reach to the Disney Cruise Line. She also wants to grow a product line: “dirty soda” kits. The kits are already available at Jungle Jim’s, and Sink is considering further ways to develop the idea. Her plans include potentially opening a food truck and getting the kits into more stores.She reflected on the lessons she had learnt from building the business, saying it had shown her that perhaps nothing was impossible. She now hopes to reach more customers and expand her range of products.You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.