Saigon Hustle has received The Excellent Pitch, a “Shark Tank” model contest on the Quick Informal Govt Summit in Denver, Colorado.
From left, Zack Oates, founder & CEO of Ovation, Cassie Ghaffar and Sandy Nguyen, co-founders of Saigon Hustle, and Cherryh Cansler, editor of Fastcasual.com. Photograph: Willie Lawless/ Networld Media Group
Following a worldwide contest looking for the most effective new ideas in fast-casual eating right this moment, Saigon Hustle has received The Excellent Pitch.
The competition, a “Shark Tank” model occasion, was held on the Quick Informal Govt Summit on Oct. 14. The Quick Informal Govt Summit brings collectively a whole lot of restaurant homeowners, operators and managers for a two-and-a-half day occasion. This 12 months’s present was held in Denver, Colorado.
In the course of the contest, 5 ideas gave displays about their firms earlier than a panel of judges, together with Zack Oates, founder and CEO of Ovation, Etkin Tekin, co-founder and CEO of Haven Scorching Hen, final 12 months’s The Excellent Pitch winner, and Michele Walters, enterprise growth officer for Coastal States Financial institution. The winner obtained $3,500 and a 12 months of free service with Ovation.
Saigon Hustle, a Vietnamese meals idea primarily based in Houston, Texas, took residence each the viewers award and the choose’s award.
With meals on the coronary heart of this quick informal, meals begin with a protein and a base, of which there are 5 of every. It is easy to decide on and straightforward on the go.
The model opened in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 with three workers. As we speak, the corporate has 30 and opened its second retailer simply final week.
“We’re so, so excited,” Sandy Nguyen, co-founder of Saigon Hustle, stated after the occasion. “We’re exhausted as a result of we simply opened the second location, so this simply tops off how we really feel.”
Different contestants throughout the occasion included: Gai Hen & Rice, A lot Ado About Pizza, Pasta di Man and Shootz.