Elior India acquires majority stake in tech-led cafeteria management company Platos

Elior India, part of the France-headquartered food services provider Elior Group, recently announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Platos, a technology-led cafeteria management company, co-founded by Arjun Subramanian and Raj Jain in 2019. 

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The move strengthens Elior’s intent to elevate institutional dining in India, combining its depth in food services with Platos’ expertise in digital cafeteria platforms.

Platos is an end-to-end solution for corporate cafeterias with solutions for both technology and on-site service. The company offers applications built with the latest technologies and features to completely digitize cafeterias. It has partnered with all the top corporate kitchens after a strict hygiene audit and stringent certificate checks.

Rohit Sawhney, CEO, Elior India, said, “Institutional dining in India is at a turning point. Clients no longer evaluate partners on food alone; they want transparency, accountability, and technology that makes workplace dining seamless. With Platos joining the Elior family, we are shaping more transparent, trusted, and engaging dining ecosystems for workforces across the country. And with Elior’s global expertise and scale, we are uniquely placed to deliver these outcomes with consistency and trust.”

Raj Jain, Co-founder, Platos, added, “We started Platos to simplify workplace dining, from meal ordering to subsidy management. Over time, we’ve grown into a digital and aggregation platform trusted by leading corporates, bringing greater flexibility and choice. Partnering with Elior is an exciting step; it gives us the scale to grow faster and the opportunity to reimagine workplace dining. With Elior’s culinary strength and our technology, we can redefine cafeteria experiences for the future of work.”

By 2026, Elior and Platos expects to serve over 1,50,000 meals daily across 150+ establishments in India, significantly expanding Elior’s digital-first dining footprint. For corporates, the integration means a single partner managing everything from food preparation and vendor compliance to digital operations and employee engagement. For employees, it means the simplicity of a trusted app experience enriched with greater choice, quality, and consistency. For the industry, it signals a shift towards dining models that are integrated, scalable, and sustainable.

Looking ahead, Elior and Platos will work on a joint roadmap focused on enhancing pre-ordering systems, cafeteria analytics, and sustainability-led initiatives to reduce food waste and improve efficiency.