Ryan's Barkery Shark Tank Update

Ryan's Barkery Shark Tank Pitch

Ryan Kelly is an 11-year-old who was inspired by his dog, Barkley, to create his own fresh, all-natural dog treats. Ryan's mom, Daniela Kelly, and Ryan's brother Nick help with the business. Ryan and Daniela make the treats in their kitchen at 5 am before Ryan goes to school.

Ryan borrowed $200 from his mom and has sold 200 bags for $4 each totaling $800 in revenue. They tried selling through a supermarket but the treats didn't sell well. Daniela wants to use the money to get an eCommerce website going.

Four sharks find no indicators that Ryan's Barkery will be worth their time and money beyond encouraging other kids to be entrepreneurs. Barbara invested a few in food businesses on Shark Tank in the past, found Ryan to be a "cutie," and gave him exactly what he came in asking for.

Ryan's Barkery After Shark Tank

Ryan Kelly and Daniela Kelly did an interview

The deal with Barbera went through fast, and she helped get new labels with SKUs. Ryan said they had copious conversations with Barbara—of course, he didn't use the word copious. He's only twelve. Ryan played lacrosse and hockey and took part in entrepreneur groups.

Shark Tank did not include in the final edit Daniela explaining that she got involved in the business because she had two strokes and had difficulty tying or finding work. For three months after airing, Daniela had around 14 people in and out of her home kitchen until Daniela took production to a nearby bakery where she spent 5-6 hours a day.

In season 5, episode 9, Barbara brought 7 of her best Shark Tank companies to her summer home in Fire Island, New York, including Ryan and Daniela though we did not hear from them. Barbara announced the release of a Shark Tank book, including advice from all the sharks.

Ryan gave an update on season 5, episode 20 that Barbara helped get Ryan's Barkery into Stew Leonards. In the five months since Shark Tank, Ryan's Barkery did over $70k in sales.

Later, Ryan's Barkery changed its name to Ry's Ruffery. They sell over $10k a month. They just got an order to be in 400 Petsmarts. In a segment of Beyond The Tank, Barbara wanted to hire somebody to lower Daniela's workload. They moved packing operations to a co-packer, and Daniela handled day-to-day operations remotely.

Ry's Ruffery's Facebook

According to lemonadeday.org

Daniela's passing appears to have also become the end of Ry's Ruffery. As of 2022, it is unclear what Ryan is up to, but I'm sure he has a dog alongside whatever it is.