Independent Operators

Tennessee food truck wins over some sharks

May 18, 2020

The Fried Green Tomatoes Food Truck, in Wilson, Tennessee, is getting a big boost of funding following an appearance on the ABC television show Shark Tank.

Truck owner and operator Holly Cooper wooed the panel of investor judges with her business plan and business savvy and walked away with a $200,000 investment and support from real estate guru Barbara Corcoran, according to a Wilson Post report.

It's not the first food-focused investment for Corcoran as she invested in a Maine lobster operation back in 2012.

"I'm your dream partner, but I'm going to have to be very well paid because I can do so much for you, and I can make you rich in two years," Corcoran told Cooper, according to the news outlet.

Cooper started her truck business eight years ago.