Food services platform Focus Prism raises ₹145 crore from OAKS, buys Chennai-based catering firm FoodExo
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- ✓Food services platform Focus Prism raised ₹145 crore from OAKS and bought Chennai-based catering firm FoodExo.
- ✓Founder Ganesh Panchanathan joined the team as head of operations.
- ✓The firm now manages over 65 kitchens in 25 cities.
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- BUSINESS
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- India Economy
Led by founder and managing director Ganesh Panchanathan, Chennai-based FoodExo is a leading corporate catering company serving various industries. Established in 2011, it began with 60 employees serving 1,000 people and has scaled up to more and 2,000 employees serving 150,000 meals per day as of 2025. Panchanathan has been absorbed into Focus Prism following the acquisition, and is now head of operations - south at the firm.
Market opportunity
OAKS typically backs experienced entrepreneurs in large, secular markets where a good business can compound through scale and operating performance rather than through repeated capital raising. “What attracted us here was the combination of a highly fragmented industry, an experienced founder, and a technology and process platform that can bring consistency, visibility and discipline to a business that has historically been fragmented,” Anand said.
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