TSXV: JK OTCQB: JKHCF
FRA: 68Z
The Company Will Also License its Signature
Food Brands and Proprietary
JKOS Software to Third Parties under a New Turnkey Offering
VANCOUVER, BC, March 17,
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 it has entered into a commercial arrangement (the
"Arrangement") to expand its suite of business-to-business
("B2B") services to Hsinchu Science Park ("HSP"),
located in the East District of Hsinchu City, Taiwan. HSP is a vast professional and
industrial area that houses over 530 companies employing more than
152,000 people.1 JustKitchen will be the first
ghost kitchen operator to serve employees in HSP as delivery
drivers are not permitted to enter the area.
Pursuant to the terms of the Arrangement, JustKitchen will work
with a large food service contractor to provide JustKitchen-branded
meals to employees and their guests at HSP during business hours.
As previously announced on November 25,
2021, the Company operates a ghost kitchen location within
the nearby Hotel Indigo Hsinchu Science Park. JustKitchen is
also in the process of pursuing other B2B opportunities within
HSP.
Licensing of JKOS Software and In-House Brands to Third-Party
Operators
The Company also announces that it has begun licensing the
rights to its proprietary food brands ("Proprietary Brand
License") to qualified third-party operators of commercial
kitchens across Taiwan and and
Hong Kong. Since inception, many
of JustKitchen's wholly owned food brands have gained a loyal
following. Granting Proprietary Brand Licenses to proven
counterparties is expected to enable the Company to more quickly
and cost effectively scale up its brand exposure and sales output
without having to invest in additional kitchens, staff or other
infrastructure.
Third parties are also required to implement the Company's
vertically integrated JKOS software, which promotes operational
success while enabling JustKitchen to retain, analyze and monitor
all applicable data under each licensing arrangement. To reduce
third-party risk, JustKitchen is seeking out prospective
counterparties and performing due diligence on their commercial
kitchens, operating practices, and levels of output.
Under the terms and conditions of a Proprietary Brand License, a
qualified third party currently operating a commercial kitchen,
such as in an underutilized restaurant, hotel or conference
facility, can add one or more of JustKitchen's delivery-only food
brands on a turnkey basis and quickly become part of the cloud
kitchen industry. This offers a counterparty the ability to
generate incremental revenue from its existing assets, with a
minimal up-front capital outlay and seamless integration with their
current operations.
Management Commentary
"Providing JK's meals and services to the people at HSP, which
is the home of Taiwan's flagship
semiconductor industry that ranks second in the world by revenue
and serves almost all of the world's tech giants, is a great
opportunity for JustKitchen to showcase its brands to even more
consumers and businesses. Notable corporate tenants of HSP
include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company; MediaTek,
which is the world's second-largest mobile chip developer; United
Microelectronics Corp. which is the world's third-largest contract
chipmaker; as well as computer-maker Acer," said Jason Chen, Co-Founder and Chief Executive
Officer of JustKitchen. "Our other new initiative to license our
proprietary food brands and JKOS software platform to third parties
in a turnkey way unlocks the potential for incremental brand equity
and even greater scalability to be earned by our most popular
in-house menus," 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.
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 it working with a large food service contractor to help
fulfill the terms of its contract by providing JustKitchen-branded
meals to employees and their guests at HSP during business hours;
pursuing other B2B opportunities within HSP based on the
Arrangement having acted as a beachhead to foster similar dialogues
with other third parties; and licensing the rights to its
proprietary food brands to qualified third-party operators of
commercial kitchens across Taiwan.
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
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"Introduction to the
Hsinchu Science Park", Ministry of Science and Technology,
accessed on March 3, 2022,
https://www.most.gov.tw/folksonomy/list/a365d856-3247-4937-8c76-0488f488d6ee?l=en
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SOURCE Just Kitchen Holdings Corp.