The Company has Signed a Commercial Agreement
with President Chain Store Corporation, which is a large Asian Food
Production Company that Manages and Operates all 7-Eleven Locations
in Taiwan
VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 22, 2022 /CNW/ - Just Kitchen Holdings
Corp. ("JustKitchen" or the "Company") (TSXV: JK) (OTCQB:
JKHCF) (FRA: 68Z) an operator of ghost kitchens
specializing in the development of delivery-only food brands, is
pleased to announce that is has entered into a commercial
arrangement (the "Agreement") with President Chain Store
Corporation ("7-Eleven Taiwan"), which is a large food
production company with operations across Asia that manages and operates all 7-Eleven
convenience stores in Taiwan,
Republic of China
("Taiwan").1 Subject to the terms and conditions of the
Agreement, JustKitchen will work to create fresh meal
collaborations with 7-Eleven Taiwan. The Company will also be
adding Foodomo, a food delivery business acquired by 7-Eleven
Taiwan in 2021, to its roster of third-party service providers.
The Company will initially embark on a pilot project (the
"Pilot") to provide Just
Kitchen branded meals for sale at a select 7-Eleven Taiwan
location in the Neihu District of Taipei. As part of the Pilot, JustKitchen has
agreed to also develop a virtual brand that will be offered on
7-Eleven Taiwan's online presence across all its delivery service
platforms named "Purchase Famous Cuisines Easily, Just Love
Gourmet". The Purchase Famous Cuisines Easily, Just Love
Gourmet platform was created to offer consumers a line of
quality food products at fair prices and is exclusive to
7-Eleven.2 The Pilot with JustKitchen follows other
successful collaborations for Purchase Famous Cuisines Easily, Just
Love Gourmet in Taiwan.3 The global 7-Eleven brand
is prominent in Taiwan, with over
6,400 convenience store locations currently in
operation.4
"Entering into a commercial arrangement with 7-Eleven Taiwan is
a significant development for JustKitchen and, in our view, it
brings together two strong operators for the benefit of the end
consumer. The Agreement formalizes a great opportunity for us to
work with a great partner and yet another a recognizable brand that
is well known by people around the world," said Jason Chen, Co-Founder and Chief Executive
Officer of JustKitchen. "Offering Just
Kitchen branded meals within 7-Eleven stores and creating a
new delivery-only menu to offer fresh food items on the Purchase
Famous Cuisines Easily, Just Love Gourmet platform is also a
new challenge because the size and scope of this opportunity for
JustKitchen that our team has openly accepted and will strive to
execute to both 7-Evelen Taiwan's and the end customers'
satisfaction," added Mr. Chen.
ABOUT JUSTKITCHEN
JustKitchen is primarily an operator of ghost kitchens
specializing in the development and marketing of proprietary and
franchised delivery-only food brands for customers. The Company
currently operates in Taiwan and
Hong Kong with plans to expand
operations to other Asian countries. JustKitchen uniquely utilizes
a hub-and-spoke operating model, which features advanced food
preparation taking place at larger hub kitchens and final meal
preparation taking place at smaller spoke kitchens located in areas
with higher population densities. The Company combines this
operating model with online and mobile application-based food
ordering fulfilled by third-party delivery companies, to minimize
capital investments and operating expenses and reach more customers
in underserved markets. The Company's other business, JustMarket,
is an e-commerce grocery delivery platform that allows customers to
purchase groceries for delivery or add select grocery items to
meals ordered through JustKitchen.
For more information about the Company, please visit
investors.justkitchen.com. JustKitchen's final prospectus,
financial statements and management's discussion and analysis,
among other documents, are all available on the Company's profile
page on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as
that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Just Kitchen Holdings Corp.
Suite 1430, 800 West
Pender Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 2V6
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of such statements under applicable securities
law. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by
words such as "anticipates", "plan", "continue", "expect",
"project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "may",
"will", "potential", "proposed", "positioned" and other similar
words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or
"will" occur including but not limited to the Company's comments
regarding working to create fresh meal collaborations with 7-Eleven
Taiwan; adding Foodomo, a food delivery business acquired by
7-Eleven Taiwan in 2021, to its roster of third-party service
providers; initially embarking on a pilot project to provide
branded meals for sale at a select 7-Eleven Taiwan location in the
Neihu District of Taipei; and
agreeing to develop a virtual brand that will potentially be
offered on 7-Eleven Taiwan's online delivery service platform named
Purchase Famous Cuisines Easily, Just Love Gourmet. These
statements are only predictions. Various assumptions were used in
drawing the conclusions or making the projections contained in the
forward-looking statements throughout this news release.
Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates
of management at the date the statements are made and are subject
to a variety of risks, including those risk factors identified in
the Company's prospectus dated March 26,
2021, and uncertainties and other factors that could cause
actual events or results to differ materially from those projected
in the forward-looking statements. The Company is under no
obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as
expressly required by applicable law.
Endnotes
- "President Chain Store Corporation", Wikipedia, last
edited December 7th, 2021,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7-Eleven#Taiwan
- "7-Select", 7-Eleven Canada Incorporated, 2022,
https://7-eleven.ca/menu/7-select
- "7-Eleven's Own Brand 7-SELECT x Top One Pot, Enjoy the tastes
of Taiwan in the comfort of your
own home", 7-Eleven, Taiwan News, December 11th 2020,
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4075540
- "I visited 7-Eleven in Taiwan
and it's way cooler than convenience stores in the U.S.",
Martha Sorren, Insider,
March 7th, 2020,
https://www.insider.com/tour-of-7-eleven-in-taiwan-better-than-us#7-eleven-is-one-of-the-many-major-convenience-store-chains-in-taiwan-1
SOURCE Just Kitchen Holdings Corp.