![]() ![]() Evan revealed that in the first six months of business, the company had made sales of $37,000, in the last six months, revenue had totalled an impressive $104,000. Mark Cuban asked about the sales history of the business. He explained that his business would buy that surplus produce from the farmers, with the added bonus that they could never over order and face inventory issues, because the subscription based service meant that they knew exactly how much food to purchase.Īll the sharks seemed fairly impressed, with Evan himself, the charitable nature of the business and the unique model that appeared to benefit everyone involved. The entrepreneur explained about local farmers, and the logistical problems they faced with over production of certain items. Kevin inquired where Hungry Harvest was purchasing the food. Evan Lutz, flashing his killer smile to the sharks. Lori Greiner asked about the options available to customers and Evan ran through the three sizes of order that subscribers could choose, from the $15 Mini Harvest, to the $35 Super Harvest. It was a well delivered pitch, and likeable Evan, who flashed his killer smile throughout his appearance handed out samples to the sharks. He finished up by asserting that Hungry Harvest sold ‘Produce with purpose’ and asked the sharks ‘Who’s hungry?’ ![]() In addition they were helping the needy and reducing food waste. He explained that customers would feel great for joining the service because they were saving time and money, eating healthily and supporting local farmers. He continued his enthusiastic pitch by detailing for the sharks the Hungry Harvest business model, the subscription service for customers, and the charitable donations that were made for every sale. He explained to the sharks about the wastage that occurred due to cosmetic imperfections in fruits and vegetables, and the enormous amount of food that was thrown away every year. When Evan appeared on Shark Tank in January 2016, he announced he was hoping to achieve a $50,000 investment in exchange for 5% equity in his business. ![]() ![]() With that aim in mind they applied to appear on Shark Tank and were soon accepted. The pair believed that expanding the business to other areas of operation would be simple to achieve, if the company could find an investor to fund that growth. Evan and John also donated a meal to families in need for every bag sold and began holding free farmers markets on a regular basis, donating fruit and vegetables to the community in bulk. Customers would receive a weekly bag of fruit and vegetables, supplied from local farms, that would otherwise have gone to waste. He founded the Hungry Harvest business, in May 2014, along with fellow University of Maryland graduate John Zamora, and together they began signing people up for their unique subscription service. A business with a mission, ‘Produce with Purpose’ In a city with so much poverty, Evan devised a solution that would benefit everyone involved. A farmer cannot produce an exact amount of cabbages as it’s impossible for them to get production figures exactly right, so there would always be wastage of those over produced items. Unfortunately it all gets tossed into landfill, along with food that is wasted because of logistical problems. Supermarkets and mass-market farming have made trays of identical, unblemished apples a common sight in your neighborhood store, along with similarly identical oranges, vegetables, fruit, you name it, it all looks fantastic, but what happens to all the food that doesn’t pass the cosmetic standard? The young entrepreneur was surprised, and shocked, to learn that much of the fresh food wasted on farms was perfectly fine to eat, the only problem was the way it looked. ![]()
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