{"data":{"id":136,"title":"Rebel Foods commits $150m for acquisitions, brands scale-up","slug":"rebel-foods-commits-150m-for-acquisitions-brands-scale-up","long_description":"<p style=\"margin: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelfoods.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Rebel Foods<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">, an India-based cloud\r\nkitchen unicorn, has committed US$150 million in strategic brand investments\r\nand acquisitions globally.<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><br><\/p><div style=\"\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.techinasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1639469131_243144bfbdec812c6a2460bfcbd3120b_v1639469131_xlarge.webp\" style=\"width: 1024px; float: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">\ufeff<\/span><\/div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">\r\n<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><p><\/p><p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype\r\n id=\"_x0000_t75\" coordsize=\"21600,21600\" o:spt=\"75\" o:preferrelative=\"t\"\r\n path=\"m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe\" filled=\"f\" stroked=\"f\">\r\n <v:stroke joinstyle=\"miter\"><\/v:stroke>\r\n <v:formulas>\r\n  <v:f eqn=\"if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0\"><\/v:f>\r\n  <v:f eqn=\"sum @0 1 0\"><\/v:f>\r\n  <v:f eqn=\"sum 0 0 @1\"><\/v:f>\r\n  <v:f eqn=\"prod @2 1 2\"><\/v:f>\r\n  <v:f eqn=\"prod @3 21600 pixelWidth\"><\/v:f>\r\n  <v:f eqn=\"prod @3 21600 pixelHeight\"><\/v:f>\r\n  <v:f eqn=\"sum @0 0 1\"><\/v:f>\r\n  <v:f eqn=\"prod @6 1 2\"><\/v:f>\r\n  <v:f eqn=\"prod @7 21600 pixelWidth\"><\/v:f>\r\n  <v:f eqn=\"sum @8 21600 0\"><\/v:f>\r\n  <v:f eqn=\"prod @7 21600 pixelHeight\"><\/v:f>\r\n  <v:f eqn=\"sum @10 21600 0\"><\/v:f>\r\n <\/v:formulas>\r\n <v:path o:extrusionok=\"f\" gradientshapeok=\"t\" o:connecttype=\"rect\"><\/v:path>\r\n <o:lock v:ext=\"edit\" aspectratio=\"t\"><\/o:lock>\r\n<\/v:shapetype><v:shape id=\"_x0000_i1025\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" alt=\"\" style='width:24pt;\r\n height:24pt'><\/v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Food\r\nbeing prepared at a Rebel Foods cloud kitchen \/ Photo credit: Rebel Foods<\/span><u1:p><\/u1:p><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">The amount will be used in the next few quarters to scale up\r\nexisting and new partnerships with over 40 Indian and international brands.\r\nUnder the initiative, it will invest, scale, and grow these food brands.<\/span><u1:p><\/u1:p><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Founded in 2011 by&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jaydeepbarman\/?originalSubdomain=in\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Jaydeep Barman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kallol-banerjee-7808084\/?originalSubdomain=in\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Kallol Banerjee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">,\r\nRebel Foods is currently present in 10 markets \u2013 India, Indonesia, United Arab\r\nEmirates, the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, the Philippines,\r\nand Bangladesh \u2013 where it operates over 4,000 cloud kitchens.<\/span><u1:p><\/u1:p><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">The\r\nstartup\u2019s operating system (OS) enables partner brands to scale up their\r\npresence across the Rebel network of over 70 cities, which it plans to grow to\r\n100 cities globally.<\/span><u1:p><\/u1:p><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Rebel\u2019s\r\nOS has three core components: culinary innovation and technology, end-to-end\r\nkitchen management technology, and a national supply chain. Rebel Foods has\r\nscaled brands like Slay, Naturals Ice Cream, Mad Over Donuts, and Wendy\u2019s\r\nacross multiple locations using its OS.<\/span><u1:p><\/u1:p><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">In\r\nOctober, the company raised US$175 million at a valuation of&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techinasia.com\/indian-cloud-kitchen-operator-rebel-foods-hits-unicorn-status-175m-raise\" style=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">US$1.4 billion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">.<\/span><u1:p><\/u1:p><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 107%;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/span><u1:p><\/u1:p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>","short_description":"Rebel Foods, an India-based cloud kitchen unicorn, has committed US$150 million in strategic brand investments and acquisitions globally.","press_link":null,"press_detail_image":"https:\/\/www.rebelfoods.com\/uploads\/PressCMS\/press-detail-image\/press1641285172vebivMG9jC.png","press_list_image":"https:\/\/www.rebelfoods.com\/uploads\/PressCMS\/press-list-images\/pressList-1641285172Ejvza7g76a.png","press_release_link":"https:\/\/www.techinasia.com\/rebel-foods-commits-150m-brand-scale-acquisitions","label_1":"Tech in Asia","label_2":null,"label_3":null,"meta_title":null,"meta_keyword":null,"meta_description":null,"video_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_url":null,"og_type":null,"og_image_content":null,"og_description":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_card":null,"twitter_url":null,"twitter_image":null,"twitter_description":null,"canonical_url":null,"description_content":null,"itemprop_name":null,"itemprop_image":null,"itemprop_description":null,"contact_person_1_name":null,"contact_person_1_designation":null,"contact_person_1_email":null,"contact_person_1_phone_number":null,"contact_person_2_name":null,"contact_person_2_designation":null,"contact_person_2_phone_number":null,"contact_person_2_email":null,"created_at":{"system_date":"04-01-2022 14:02 PM","formatted_date":"Jan 04, 2022","formatted_time":"14:02 PM","nonformatted_date":"04-01-2022"},"published_date":{"system_date":"14-12-2021 00:00 AM","formatted_date":"Dec 14, 2021","formatted_time":"00:00 AM","nonformatted_date":"14-12-2021"}},"code":200,"message":"Press Release fetched successfully."}