Bunkie woman starts Beba's Bites with daughter's encouragement

Rebecca Johnson’s daughter was her biggest cheerleader when it came to starting her freeze dried candy business Beba’s Bites.

“My daughter is like, ‘You know what? you don't ask for anything. Just do it. Just try.’,” said Johnson of Bunkie who was at the Cabrini Farmers Market held from 9-12 p.m. Saturdays in the back parking lot of St. Francis Cabrini Church on East Texas Avenue.

While visiting the Junior League of Alexandria’s “A Very Merry Market” a couple of years ago, she came across a vendor handing out freeze dried candy samples. She tried some, liked that and thought it was something that she could make.

Around 2021 Johnson started her candy business.  Then a year later, her daughter got braces so she couldn’t eat regular candy.

“This actually worked for her. She could eat this. So it was like a win-win,” she said.

What makes Beba’s Bites different from other candies?

“It's actually just a different form of your regular candies,” answered Johnson. “Like Skittles. Instead of being chewy, it's crunchy and it has a stronger flavor to it. It won't stick too much to your teeth.”

And Beba’s Bites come in all sorts of flavors.

“I have three kinds of Skittles. I have the regular, the sour and the Wild Berry. I have Lemonheads, which lot of people who like sour love those.” she said. “I have Jolly Ranchers, saltwater taffy, Now and Laters. I have Caramel, Starburst, Laffy Taffy, Marshmallows and Gummies. Those are my most popular.”

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