{"id":24016,"date":"2025-10-24T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T04:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/fox-entertainment-takes-equity-stake-in-b-j-novaks-chain\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T12:50:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:50:39","slug":"fox-entertainment-takes-equity-stake-in-b-j-novaks-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/fox-entertainment-takes-equity-stake-in-b-j-novaks-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"FOX Entertainment Takes Equity Stake in B.J. Novak\u2019s Chain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FOX Entertainment has acquired an equity stake in B.J. Novak\u2019s Chain, with the investment including a first-look development deal between Studio Ramsay Global and Chain Media.<\/p>\n<p>The new partnership brings Chain\u2019s food pop-ups, fan fest and other slate of events into the FOX ecosystem. The investment also covers, as aforementioned, a first-look development deal through Chain Media; ad sales and sponsorships with leading brands; IP integrations through FOX\u2019s portfolio of Gordon Ramsay series and its Bite entertainment platform; and potential vertical video series through FOX\u2019s recently announced stake in Holywater.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFood continues to define culture\u2014it\u2019s how we celebrate, how we remember, how we connect,\u201d Novak said. \u201cNo one understands how to turn culinary storytelling into cultural obsession like FOX Entertainment and Studio Ramsay Global. We\u2019re excited to work together to bring Chain experiences to more people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs FOX continues to expand its dominance across the food space, investing in Chain furthers our digital storytelling and content creation strategy with this deep partnership in a winning business model, where viral events advance creative possibilities,\u201d commented Rob Wade, CEO of FOX Entertainment. \u201cStudio Ramsay Global\u2019s far-reaching, growing culinary empire and unmatched digital footprint, together with Chain\u2019s remarkable, proven impact, will strengthen, scale and deepen our connection to food fans everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Previous Chain investor Connect Ventures is re-investing alongside FOX in the financing round. Other prior Chain investors include Marshall Sandman\u2019s Animal Capital, Palm Tree Crew, Able Partners and Chrissy Teigen, who also serves as a strategic advisor.<\/p>\n<p>Chain began as a West Hollywood pop-up in a parking lot with a Michelin-starred chef cooking homages to nostalgic chain restaurant classics. In December 2023, Chain debuted ChainFEST, which featured ten legacy food brands as headliners\u2014including Pizza Hut, Jack in the Box and Dunkin\u2019\u2014and sold 5,000 tickets in 48 hours. In 2024, Chain partnered with Medium Rare for ChainFEST and expanded to New York, selling 10,000 tickets across both markets and expanding beyond food to include CashApp, Pepto Bismol and Volkswagen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOX Entertainment has acquired an equity stake in B.J. 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