Two years later, the couple brings in millions of dollars in revenue, with three locations in North Carolina. According to CNBC, the Windons shared their story on Friday’s episode of Shark Tank and landed a $400,000 investment deal from millionaire entrepreneur Robert Herjavec.

Buena Pap Fry Bar is a restaurant specializing in Puerto Rican, Colombian, Mexican and American flavors piled on top of French fries. The husband-and-wife duo opened their first location in Raleigh in July 2021. While the pandemic left the couple scrambling to develop their next business venture, Johanna, of Colombian descent, wanted to create a business highlighting Latin street food, per CNBC.

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