Shark Tank India Season 1 ka ek episode aisa tha jo sabke hosh uda gaya – Gopal’s 56 wala pitch! Yeh episode Season 1 ka Episode 11 tha, jo 3 January 2022 ko air hua. Gaurav Goyal, jo Gopal’s 56 ke chairman hain, stage pe aaye aur seedha 300 crore maang daale – woh bhi 25% equity ke badle. Matlab, company ki valuation 1200 crore! Yeh Shark Tank ke itihas ka sabse bada ask tha, aur sharks ke muh latak gaye yeh sunke.
Gopal’s 56 Kya Hai?
Gopal’s 56 ek ice cream brand hai jo 1983 mein Gaurav ke papa, Late Shri Dinesh Chand Goyal ne shuru kiya tha. Delhi se start hua yeh brand ab kaafi famous ho chuka hai, aur yeh apne unique flavors ke liye jana jata hai.
Inka claim hai ki yeh India ka pehla ice cream aur shake brand tha. Inke paas 90 se zyada flavors hain – Ashwagandha, Tulsi, Curcumin, Brahmi jaise ayurvedic twists ke saath. Yeh ice creams 100% vegetarian aur oil-free hain, aur inka kehna hai ki yeh pre-biotic components ki wajah se healthy bhi hain.
Gaurav ne show pe bataya ki Delhi ke Kalkaji outlet se akele 4 crore ka annual revenue aata hai, 22% net profit margin ke saath. Aur haan, yeh Indian Air Force ko bhi supply karte hain – yeh baat bhi unhone proudly mention ki.
Pitch Mein Kya Hua?
Gaurav bade confidence ke saath aaye. Sharks ko ice cream sample diya – ek flavor tha ‘Charnamrit’, jo shayad unhe thoda ajeeb laga. Pitch shuru hui toh Gaurav ne bola ki woh 300 crore chahte hain taaki Gopal’s 56 ko international market mein le ja sakein aur ek bada production unit set up kar sakein.
Sharks ne pehle toh ice cream enjoy kiya, par jaise hi 300 crore ka number suna, sabke chehre pe “yeh kya bol raha hai?” wala expression aa gaya.
Anupam Mittal ne seedha bola, “Yeh Shark Tank ke itihas ka sabse bada ask hai. Sapne asmaan mein hone chahiye, par pair zameen pe rakho.” Unka point tha ki 300 crore ek saath inventory banane ke liye maangna practical nahi hai. Unhone kaha ki har badi success story 20 saal mein banti hai, aur chhote steps se vision tak jana chahiye.
Peyush Bansal ne thodi help karne ki koshish ki – unhone valuation ko 4-5 crore tak laane ka idea diya, par Anupam ne beech mein interrupt kar diya.Gaurav ne yeh bhi bataya ki unhone clinical trials karaye hain, par jab sharks ne poocha ki expert kaun tha, toh unhone naam nahi bataya – bas “the Guru” kaha. Yeh sunke Anupam aur baki sharks ka bharosa aur kam hua. 6 sharks – Ashneer Grover, Vineeta Singh, Peyush Bansal, Namita Thapar, Anupam Mittal, aur Ghazal Alagh – sabne ek ek karke out ho gaye. Reason? Valuation unrealistic lagi, scientific backing solid nahi thi, aur 300 crore ka plan convincing nahi tha.Deal Hua Ya Nahi?Nahi bhai, deal nahi hui. Gaurav 300 crore ke sapne ke saath aaye, par sharks ne haath jod liye. Show ke baad logon ne yeh bhi kaha ki shayad Gaurav publicity ke liye aaye the, kyunki itna bada ask bina solid plan ke thoda filmy laga.
Gopal’s 56 Aaj Kahan Hai?
Show pe deal na milne ke bawajood Gopal’s 56 chal raha hai. Yeh abhi bhi franchise model pe kaam kar raha hai, aur Delhi mein 5 outlets hain. 2021 tak inki valuation 70 billion rupees (7000 crore) aur annual sales 56 billion rupees (5600 crore) thi, yeh ek source ke mutabik. Gaurav ne April 2022 mein international markets mein launch ka plan bataya tha, par uska exact update publicly available nahi hai abhi April 2025 tak.
Brand abhi bhi apne unique flavors aur quality ke liye pasand kiya jata hai, especially metro cities mein.
Tum kya kehte ho – kya Gaurav ko chhota ask karna chahiye tha, ya woh apne sapne ke saath sahi tha? Comment mein batao!