Food Chain - Issue 205 - April 2025 | Page 115

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– kitchen workers and delivery drivers, for example – and we’ d build them up to own and operate their own Fat Shack locations.
“ Fast forward to 2018, we had 11 locations and decided to go into the Shark Tank,” Tom continues.“ We ended up getting the call, flew out to LA and filmed the show; we had offers from four of the five sharks and we ended up sealing a deal with Mark Cuban. When that episode aired in 2019, we ended up getting thousands of franchise requests and tons of publicity – everything just went crazy. It’ s been a crazy ride.”
When asked his reflections on the investment, Mark says:“ It was pretty clear in the Tank that Tom and Kevin knew where they were headed and had the work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit to get there. I typically only invest in healthier food businesses, but everyone needs a cheat day!”

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