Food Fortunes
Walk in with an idea ... walk out with a fortune. Recipe developers, product makers and food visionaries have the opportunity to earn cold hard cash from four titans of the industry all looking to make lucrative investments. "Pitching the room," however, has a whole new meaning, as the only way to impress the investors is to win the approval of a panel of consumers. Will their ideas land flat, or will these inventors go home with a food fortune? Investors include restaurateur Willie Degel, family business mogul and meat purveyor Pat LaFrieda and billionaire owner of Planet Hollywood, Robert Earl.
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Walk in with an idea ... walk out with a fortune. Recipe developers, product makers and food visionaries have the opportunity to earn cold hard cash from four titans of the industry all looking to make lucrative investments. "Pitching the room," however, has a whole new meaning, as the only way to impress the investors is to win the approval of a panel of consumers. Will their ideas land flat, or will these inventors go home with a food fortune? Investors include restaurateur Willie Degel, family business mogul and meat purveyor Pat LaFrieda and billionaire owner of Planet Hollywood, Robert Earl.
Episodes
S1 | E1
Needing Dough
The investors and a consumer audience are pitched a plate which also floats in pools, a revolutionary ravioli rolling pin, a sweeter twist on the classic brownie, an insect-based cracker, and a line of Italian sauces that will have them saying, "that's a nice!"
S1 | E2
Fund or Famine
Food-savvy entrepreneurs pitch an all-natural toffee, a gelato shop that turns ice cream into spaghetti, a device that helps you carry your grocery bags, a new type of spring water that's actually black, and a healthy grab-and-go breakfast line.
S1 | E3
Culinary Capital
Pitches include a breakfast treat that's surprisingly caffeinated, a line of uniquely flavored sodas, a frozen take on a hometown favorite, a coffee franchise that serves edible cups, and a cooking school that's delivered right to your door.
S1 | E4
Meal or No Deal
Entrepreneurs pitch a revolutionary coffee-brewing device, a high-protein nut butter that has fitness buffs losing their shirts, a surprising ice cream that runs hot and cold, the hippest chicken nuggets on the planet, and a hot dog that survived World War II.
S1 | E5
A Pinch of Pennies
The investors hear pitches about a gelatin shot that's all grown up, an update on the health bar, a check holder that will illuminate the dining experience, and an at-home storage system that measures your ingredients for you.
S1 | E6
Flavorful Futures
Entrepreneurs seek investments for mints that double as vitamins, a grill that takes tailgating up a notch, a microwavable "burger blaster," a pediatric prescription in drink form, and a robot that serves as a personal chef.
S1 | E7
Eat Your Greenbacks
Entrepreneurs try to persuade the investors to go in on a soup delivery service, a waist-trimming margarita mix, a unique line of Indian sauces, a miniature version of a classic ethnic dish, and cookies that look like your friends.
S1 | E8
Appetite for Affluence
Investors determine their interest in a cake company that has everyone buzzing, a health bar for a charming life, a liquid sweetener that aims to replaces sugar, an Americanized Indian eatery, and the golden egg of kitchen devices.