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

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