Custard Stand Food Products of
Webster Springs, West Virginia will be on ABC’s “SharkTank” at 10 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 21.
It is owned by Dee and Angie Cowger.
They make Custard Stand Hot Dog Chili and Custard Stand Chili Soup with Beef
and Beans.
"Shark Tank" is a reality-based show
featuring self-made tycoons vying for
investment opportunities in America's best businesses and products.
The Cowgers were invited to pitch a
business proposition to the “Sharks’’ for the show's seventh season.
The Cowgers appeared in front of
Sharks Mark Cuban, Daymond John, Kevin O'Leary, Lori Greiner and
Robert Herjavec with the hopes of striking a deal and forming a partnership.
The Cowgers weren’t allowed to reveal
the outcome of their "Shark Tank" experience in advance.
Dee and Angie opened
The Custard Stand in 1991 as a take-out dairy bar in Webster Springs.
They used a century-old family recipe as the chili for the hotdogs.Today, there are Custard Stand restaurants in Mannington, Flatwoods, Danville, Elkins and Oak Hill, all in West Virginia.
In 2003, The
Cowgers converted the three-bay car wash behind the Webster Springs restaurant
into a USDA-approved production facility and opened a second business, Custard
Stand Food Products.
Custard Stand Hot
Dog Chili is available in more than 15 states.
Custard Stand Hot
Dog Chili is served by West Virginia University and Glenville State College at
football, basketball and baseball games.
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