TriArtisan Capital Invests $10 Million in C3 (Creating Culinary Communities)
August 19, 2021
TriArtisan Capital Advisors invested $10 million in C3 (Creating Culinary Communities), the food-technology platform founded by Sam Nazarian that operates virtual/ghost kitchens and physical food halls. The investment will enable C3 to expand its digital kitchen footprint and integrate its 40+ virtual and physical brands with select TriArtisan restaurant banners to increase kitchen utilization and generate incremental revenue.
- Buyers
- TriArtisan Capital Advisors, Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Reef Technology
- Targets
- C3 (Creating Culinary Communities)
- Industry
- Restaurants & Hospitality
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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