MinusCal Shark Tank Update

MinusCal Shark Tank Pitch

Barrett Jaques and Crom Carmichael appeared on Shark Tank Season 11, Episode 1, which aired on September 29, 2019, with snack bars that won’t make you lose weight but will help you lose weight by blocking fat absorpotion.

MinusCal is listed in the Food Beverage category. In plain terms, the business is described as snack bars that won’t make you lose weight but will help you lose weight by blocking fat absorpotion.

MinusCal asked the Sharks for $500,000 for 20%, implying a valuation of about $2.5 million.

The source data lists no completed on-air deal for MinusCal.

This pitch is included as context for the more important question: what happened after Shark Tank.

MinusCal After Shark Tank

MinusCal left Shark Tank without a deal after the Sharks challenged the science behind its appetite-control claims. Mark Cuban was especially blunt about the risk of selling a weight-loss product without stronger proof. (MinusCal Shark Tank update

The post-show business never recovered from that credibility problem. Follow-up reporting says MinusCal was out of business by July 2020, less than a year after the episode aired. (MinusCal closure update

There is no meaningful current retail trail for the brand, so the Season 11 page should read as a failed supplement pitch rather than a delayed turnaround story. (MinusCal Shark Tank update

Sources

Sources used for this page: Shark Tank API pitches