VK entered into binding agreements on the sale of Foodplex, the key product of which is the multifunctional platform for restaurants R_keeper. This is indicated in the VK message.
The buyers were the founders of the platform – Grigory Gurevich and Evgeny Malakhov. The deal is expected to close in March. The amount of the transaction or the reasons for the sale are not specified.
Gurevich and Malakhov, together with Sberbank and Rambler&Co, established the Foodplex restaurant market platform in July 2018. Then the former “daughter” of Sberbank – Digital Assets LLC – owned 44% in Foodplex LLC, Rambler & Co – 30 %, Gurevich – 13%, Malakhov – 12%. According to the Kontur.Focus system, the entrepreneurs withdrew from the company’s capital in December 2019. At the same time, the former joint venture of Sberbank and VK O2o Holding received control.
Foodplex passed fully under the control of VK in September 2022 after the asset split with Sberbank.
R_keeper provides automation services for cafes and restaurants, bars and fast food outlets. The company’s website highlights that it works with 65,000 catering establishments.
Foodplex LLC’s revenue at the end of 2021 amounted to 23.5 million rubles against 19.6 million rubles in 2020. The net loss reached almost 1.5 billion rubles.
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Source: RB
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