Sanquan Food-backed convenience store operator Guoquan Shihui has raised $60m in series C funding to bring its total capital to more than $123m.

Guoquan Shihui, a China-based hotpot and barbeque ingredient retailer backed by packaged food producer Sanquan Food, today secured $60m in a series C round led by investment firm GenBridge Capital, according to DealStreetAsia.

IDG Capital, Vision Knight Capital and Buhuo Ventures also took part in the transaction.

Founded in 2017, Guoquan Shihui operates a chain of approximately 4,000 convenience stores across 24 provinces and municipalities in China that specialise in ingredients for hotpot and barbeque dishes.

The series C round…

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