Buena Papa
Status: active as of 2026-09-09
Also known as: Buena Papa Fry Bar
The retrieved official site supports an operating commercial and franchise presence. Locations, franchise sales, entity standing and fulfillment were not independently verified.
Shark Tank appearance
Season 15, episode 4
- Air date
- 2023-10-20
- Appearance source
- ABC — businesses from S15E4 episode
- Pitch
- Globally inspired loaded-fry restaurant concept.
- Ask
- $400,000 for 7% equity.
- Offer
- A Robert Herjavec agreement was televised; executed closing evidence was not retrieved.
- Deal closed?
- Unresolved
Dated timeline
| Date | Event | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-20 | ABC's S15E4 roster lists Buena Papa with PaddleSmash, FairyTail Pet Care and MONOSUIT. | BP-ABC |
| 2026-09-09 | The official site promotes Buena Papa Fry Bar franchise opportunities. | BP-SITE |
Legal and entity identity
- Legal entities
- Unresolved
- Aliases
- Buena Papa Fry Bar
- Successor/acquirer
- None verified
No conclusive registry record was retrieved.
Notable findings and disputes
- verified fact The retrieved official site supports an operating commercial and franchise presence. Locations, franchise sales, entity standing and fulfillment were not independently verified. [ BP-SITE ]
- unresolved The televised Robert Herjavec agreement is not treated as closed financing. No executed investment, termination or shareholder document was retrieved. [ BP-ABC ]
What we could not verify
- Entity-specific standing, executed investment terms, franchise system records, ownership changes and historical archive comparisons remain unresolved.
Full research sources
- BP-ABC — ABC — businesses from S15E4 official episode roster published 2023-10-20 accessed 2026-09-09
- BP-SITE — Buena Papa official television and franchise page company page accessed 2026-09-09
Status-Verification Sources
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Buena Papa official television and franchise page
(buenapapa.com)
company page