Lincoln native's 'healthy doughnut' business receives $300K from TV sharks From the Nebraska people and places on reality TV series HANA MUSLIC Lincoln Journal Star Feb 5, 2018 Feb 5, 2018 Updated Dec 16, 2021 0 Ondrea and Marquez Fernandez pitch their health-conscious business, The Dough Bar, to potential investors on a recent episode of ABC's "Shark Tank." Eddy Chen, ABC Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save HANA MUSLIC Lincoln Journal Star Ondrea and Marquez Fernandez hoped to expand their small "healthy doughnut" business.kAmp?5[ 7@==@H:?8 =2DE $F?52JVD 6A:D@56 @7 E96 pqr D9@H Q$92C< %2?<[Q E96:C 6IA2?D:@? A=2?D >2J 364@>6 2 C62=:EJ]k^AmkAm%96 4@FA=6 A:4<65 FA 2 Sb__[___ :?G6DE>6?E :? E96:C 3FD:?6DD[ %96 s@F89 q2C[ 7C@> q2C32C2 r@C4@C2?[ @?6 @7 E96 A@E6?E:2= :?G6DE@CD @? 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