C3 (Creating Culinary Communities) leverages technology and underutilized retail, hotel, and kitchen spaces to build and operate a network of shared kitchens for its portfolio of digital and bricks-and-mortar restaurant brands. The company currently runs over 250 digital kitchens and has created 40 restaurant concepts, including Umami Burger, Sam’s Crispy Chicken, Kumi, Krispy Rice, Cicci di Carne, El Pollo Verde, Sa’Moto, In a Bun, and Plant Nation. Each brand is estimated to generate an additional $1 million in revenue per outlet. Founded and led by CEO Sam Nazarian, C3 focuses on capturing shifting consumer dining preferences by integrating ghost kitchens with physical culinary centres. The platform unites chefs, real-estate owners, and technology to streamline food preparation and delivery, expanding reach without the overhead of traditional restaurant build-outs. Fresh capital will be directed toward scaling operations, enhancing infrastructure, and launching new digital restaurant brands. Advisory board members include industry figures such as Ron Burkle, Egon Durban, Greg Mondre, Ari Ojalvo, David Simon, JJ Dudum, and actress-entrepreneur Sofia Vergara.

Total raised

$10M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Oct 2021