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Wikipedia says it began in 1982 as a small family brand. In his 2018 interview with Entrepreneur, Joel Clark says his brother offered him the chance to take over the business in 1997, and that it was based on their mother's pancake recipe. Clark also credits Cameron Smith, hired as chief operating officer in 2009, whom he describes as being like a co-founder. Neither source calls Smith a founder.\n\nClark told Entrepreneur that Smith emailed the show in January 2013 and that a producer called about two months later. The company appeared on Shark Tank in 2014. Both Wikipedia and Entrepreneur say the founders did not take a deal. Clark says they rejected an offer from the investors. Neither source gives the season, the episode, the amount asked or the terms offered.\n\nClark says sales were about $2.5 million the year before the show aired. He says the following years were $3.6 million, $6.7 million and $16.5 million, and that 2017 was over $50 million. He also says the six weeks after the show were worth about a million dollars in revenue, with a sharp rise at Target. Wikipedia gives $3.6 million for 2013 and $6.7 million for 2014, citing a trade article we did not read. The two accounts put the same numbers in different years, so we do not say which is right. Entrepreneur's author wrote that the company was on track for $100 million in 2018 and was in about 11,500 stores.\n\nWikipedia reports that L Catterton, a private equity firm, took a majority stake in May 2021. We have not read the source it cites for this. 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We did not read the source Wikipedia cites.",[],"USA","2026-11-10T06:27:50.171Z",[43,46,49,52],{"question":44,"answer":45},"Did Kodiak Cakes get a deal on Shark Tank?","No. Wikipedia says the company declined to make a deal, and Joel Clark told Entrepreneur they rejected an offer.",{"question":47,"answer":48},"Who runs Kodiak Cakes?","Joel Clark, who says he took over the business in 1997. Cameron Smith joined as chief operating officer in 2009.",{"question":50,"answer":51},"When was Kodiak Cakes founded?","Wikipedia says 1982, as a family brand. Entrepreneur does not give a founding year.",{"question":53,"answer":54},"How much does Kodiak Cakes make?","Clark told Entrepreneur in 2018 that 2017 sales were over $50 million. 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