Asia Tech Podcast

EP 184 - Jason Chen - CEO at JustKitchen - Farm to Table in a Very Digital Way

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The Asia Tech Podcast spoke to Jason Chen, the CEO at JustKitchen.  JustKitchen operates a network of delivery-only commercial kitchens using a unique 'hub and spoke' model and markets a portfolio of both proprietary and partnered food brands.

Some of the topics Jason and I covered:

  • Being born in Taiwan, growing up in Canada, and moving back to Taiwan as an adult
  • Originally trained as a lawyer in Vancouver then got into investment banking
  • Got involved in the Food and Beverage business in Taiwan in 2014
  • The logistics behind bringing US brands to Taiwan
  • The wide acceptance of different kinds of food in Taiwan
  • The importance of brick and mortar experience for running a ghost kitchen
  • The growth of food delivery in the past seven years
  • The evolution of ghost kitchens and operating multiple brands out of one location
  • Data analytics are key to running ghost kitchens
  • How technology truly helps create economies of scale
  • The importance of having a robust supply chain
  • Just how big the market for ghost kitchens could get
  • The global competitive landscape

    • Other titles we considered for this episode:

    1. I've Always Been a Big Fan of Food
    2. Taiwan Has Emerged As a Culinary Hub
    3. It Really Does Turn Into a SaaS Model
    4. It Enables Scalability
    5. You’re Running a Hardware Store
    6. We All Have Our Hands Full
      7. ...more
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