Swensons Teams Up With Akron Honey for a Collaborative June Menu

The Akron-based companies will offer a specialty burger, fries, whip and shake through the end of the month.

by Julia Lombardo | Jun. 1, 2026 | 5:00 PM

Courtesy Swensons Drive-In

Just in time for a bright and sunny Cleveland summer, Akron Honey is turning up the heat on one of the region's favorite burgers.

Following Swensons Drive-In’s string of collaborations with Cleveland powerhouses like Cordelia, Cleveland Kitchen and Larder Delicatessen & Bakery, the Akron-based burger joint is teaming up a little closer to home this month. Starting June 1, all Swensons locations will offer a specialty menu featuring a Hot Honey Burg ($7.99), which is piled high with grilled onions, cheese, tomato, the restaurant’s famous Potato Teezers and a hot honey-infused sauce cultivated by Akron Honey founder Brent Wesley.

Brent Wesley and Charles Craig, Swensons senior vice president of culinary. | Courtesy Swensons Drive-In

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Wesley began Akron Honey more than a decade ago, and has since popped up at markets all across Northeast Ohio to share samples and stories of his flight of “hive to jar” honeys, with flavors that run the gamut of apple cinnamon, strawberry, bourbon barrel and habanero.

His menu with Swensons also includes Hot Honey Loaded Fries ($7.99) doused in cheese, onions, Teezers and hot honey sauce, plus a Fruit Loops shake ($3.99+) and pink lemonade whip ($4.99) to keep things sweet.

loaded fries with cheese, potato teezers and hot honey sauce

Courtesy Swensons Drive-In

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Julia Lombardo

Julia Lombardo is the editor of Cleveland Magazine’s home and style section and contributes to coverage of arts, culture and dining. She graduated from The Ohio State University in 2023 with an English degree. As both a journalist and poet, she is inspired by stories with creative flair. When she puts down the pen, she enjoys going to concerts, ranking coffee shops and walking aimlessly through wooded trails.