Speaking to Jewish news source Forward earlier this month, Israeli-born Vaknin said that it was his wife and business partner, Tali, had been pushing for him to appear on “Shark Tank” for years. We hope everyone was able to watch tonight ? It’s a done deal!! LA here we come ?Ī post shared by Beyond Sushi on at 6:53pm PDT
Higgins and Greiner agreed to offer Vaknin the requested $1.5 million in exchange for a 30 percent partnership in west coast operations and a 15 percent in east coast operations. Vaknin offered the show’s investors 25 percent of his west coast business and 5 percent of his east coast business. According to Beyond Sushi, the chain expects to reach $5.6 million in sales by the end of the year.īoth guest Shark Matt Higgins of the private investment firm RSE Ventures, which owns part of David Chang’s Momofuku, and regular cast member investor Lori Greiner felt that the plant-based sushi chain could potentially be just as, if not more popular, on the west coast due to the high demand for vegan food in the region.
New York City-based kosher vegan sushi chain Beyond Sushi has netted $1.5 million after an appearance on American investment series “Shark Tank.”Īs reported by Business2Community, Beyond Sushi creator and head chef Guy Vaknin appeared on the show on Sunday seeking $1.5 million in investment to continue to grow the business in LA.