Shark Tank Put His Ribs in 3,000 Restaurants. He Says He Made $2,900.

Shark Tank put Al Bubba Baker's ribs in 3,000 restaurants. His family says they made $2,900 in profit. Now a judge bars them from saying a negative word. Want the blueprint behind celebrity wealth? Subscribe for weekly investigative money documentaries: 👉 Celebrity Investments: https://www.youtube.com/@Celebrity-Investments?sub_confirmation=1 In 2013, Daymond John offered $300,000 for 30 percent of Bubba's Q, the patented boneless rib invented by former NFL defensive end Al Bubba Baker. By 2017 the ribs were on a burger at Carl's Jr. and Hardee's and sales were announced at $16 million. Then came a 2019 settlement with a lifelong non-disparagement clause, a supplier cutoff, a viral LA Times story, and a federal ruling that found the Bakers breached the deal and that John and the Rastellis did not. According to the court, John put in at least $200,000 and got back about $112,000. We went through the federal court opinions, the settlement terms, the patent records and the reporting from both sides to answer one question: who actually made money? More from Celebrity Investments: 💰 Diddy Made Nearly $1 Billion From Ciroc. He Owned None of It.: https://youtu.be/0eDgY7biET8 💰 Coty Gave Kim Kardashian $200 Million. They Got Almost Nothing Back.: https://youtu.be/VPrW9jcL2PA 💰 Investors Gave Gwyneth Paltrow $82 Million. 17 Years Later, She's Still Not Profitable.: https://youtu.be/E6EQqLoiHE4 📌 CHAPTERS 00:00 3,000 Restaurants, $2,900 02:54 The Shark Tank Handshake 07:42 Hardee's and the $16 Million 09:57 The Settlement and the Gag Clause 15:23 What the Federal Judge Found SOURCES U.S. District Court (D.N.J.): DF Ventures, LLC v. FOFBakers Holding Co., opinion of July 21, 2023 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-njd-1_23-cv-03126/pdf/USCOURTS-njd-1_23-cv-03126-0.pdf U.S. District Court (D.N.J.): DF Ventures v. FOFBakers, fee opinion of March 5, 2024 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-njd-1_23-cv-03126/pdf/USCOURTS-njd-1_23-cv-03126-1.pdf U.S. District Court (D.N.J.): Rastelli Partners, LLC v. Baker, opinion https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-njd-1_23-cv-02967/pdf/USCOURTS-njd-1_23-cv-02967-0.pdf U.S. District Court (D.N.J.): Baker v. Rastelli Foods, opinion of March 26, 2026 https://websitedc.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/Baker_v._Rastelli_Foods_USA_26_March_2026.pdf Business Wire: Carl's Jr. and Hardee's Baby Back Rib Burger press release https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170413006150/en/Carl%E2%80%99s-Jr.-Hardee%E2%80%99s-Pioneer-Greatest-American-Burger CNBC: Daymond John's top Shark Tank investments https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/18/daymond-johns-top-shark-tank-investments-bubbas-q-three-jerks.html Atlanta Black Star: Al Baker's Shark Tank experience and John's response https://atlantablackstar.com/2023/05/24/is-shark-tank-too-good-to-be-true-one-former-nfl-player-says-his-experience-with-daymond-john-has-been-nightmare-john-responds/ Los Angeles Times on X: Ex-NFL player thought Shark Tank would launch his barbecue empire https://x.com/latimes/status/1659259053036503041 Forbes: About 72% of Shark Tank deals don't turn out as seen on TV https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilycanal/2016/10/21/about-72-of-deals-that-happen-on-shark-tank-dont-turn-out-as-seen-on-tv/ KSL: Nate Holzapfel granted parole https://www.ksl.com/article/news/utah/police-and-courts/convicted-fraudster-nate-holzapfel-granted-parole-but-not-for-another-3-years/51356440 WKYC: Al Bubba Baker closes Bubba's Q restaurant in Avon https://www.wkyc.com/article/life/food/al-bubba-baker-closes-bubbas-q-restaurant-in-avon-ohio/95-c3333c62-7f54-44a0-a7e9-5f2b093c1321 Google Patents: US 7,959,500 Process for preparing rib meat product https://patents.google.com/patent/US7959500B1/en #celebrity #networth #investing #wealth #business #money #hollywood #entrepreneur #finance #sharktank #daymondjohn #bubbasq