BuzzFeed Inc. has sold First We Feast, its food-centered brand behind the popular YouTube interview show Hot Ones, to a group of investors for $82.5 million, ending a months-long search and raising cash to pay down debt.

BuzzFeed sold First We Feast, the studio best known for producing “Hot Ones,” a popular interview show where celebrities eat a series of increasingly spicy chicken wings.

BuzzFeed said on Thursday it has sold First We Feast, creator of YouTube's popular talk show 'Hot Ones', to a group led by Soros Fund Management affiliate for $82.5 million, as the struggling media company faces a cash crunch.