$1Mfor 10%
Protein Candy
Valued at $10M
The pitch
Gilles Tchianga from Toronto, ON, pitched Taltis Foods in Season 17, Episode 4.
- Asked for60K for 10
- Valuation–implied by the ask
- OutcomeDealwith Wes Hall
- Final deal$100K for 33%valued at $303K
Offers in the Den
| Dragon | Offer | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Wes Hall | $100,000 for 33%, plus a $500,000 operating facility/loan | Accepted |
| Arlene Dickinson | Out - encouraged founder to take Wes Hall's offer | Out |
| Michele Romanow | Out - supportive but deferred to Wes Hall's offer | Out |
| Vincenzo Guzzo | Out - encouraged founder to take Wes Hall's offer | Out |
| Manjit Minhas | Out - no offer made | Out |
Gilles Tchianga, founder of Taltis Foods from Toronto, asked for $60,000 for 10% of his African food manufacturing company. Taltis Foods makes authentic West African cooking sauces, yam fries and canned beverages such as hibiscus ginger, all manufactured by the founder himself, and sold online and in select grocery chains across Ontario and Quebec. The company had $55,000 in beverage sales to date, including $10,000 in the last two months after redesigning packaging and recipes following a pause in sales during the COVID-19 pandemic when bottled shipping became impractical.
Wes Hall offered $100,000 for 33% of the company along with a $500,000 operating facility to be negotiated as a loan. Arlene Dickinson, Michele Romanow and Vincenzo Guzzo all went out, each encouraging the founder to accept Wes Hall's offer given his relevant experience and partnership fit, and Manjit Minhas made no offer. Gilles Tchianga accepted Wes Hall's offer.
Pitch details from CBC’s Dragons’ Den pitch page.
Taltis Foods today
- StatusIn businessLast checked September 2026
Gilles Tchianga returned to update on Taltis Foods, an African food manufacturing company, after accepting Wes Hall's Season 17 offer of $100,000 for 33% equity. Since the deal closed, sales grew by 45%, the segment going viral crashed the company's website, and the business expanded from fewer than 10 stores to 200 stores including Sobeys and Loblaws, with eight products on shelves and five more in development, and the investment allowed the company to acquire its own production equipment.