On 9 January, Zhigu Tianchu, a leading enterprise in the field of intelligent catering equipment, entered into a significant strategic partnership with Shenzhen Yuxing Catering Management Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Yuxing Group"). This collaboration marks a profound alliance between a domestic leader in the group catering sector and a premier brand in intelligent cooking equipment, jointly advancing the transformation of group catering services towards standardisation, systematisation, and intelligent operation.

As a benchmark enterprise in the group catering sector, Yuxing Group was established in 1996. Its operational network now spans over 30 cities nationwide, providing daily catering services to more than 1.98 million people. Its clientele includes numerous renowned enterprises and institutions such as Foxconn and the China Aerospace Electronics Technology Institute. This large-scale procurement of intelligent cooking equipment represents a significant strategic initiative by Yuxing Group to respond to the industry's digital transformation trend and drive the upgrading of catering services towards premium and intelligent solutions.

As a leader in comprehensive smart kitchen solutions, Zhigu Tianchu distinguishes itself in the market through its proprietary AI dynamic heat control algorithm and fully premixed combustion technology. Integrating multi-channel sensors with its smart kitchen cloud platform, the company delivers an integrated "hardware + software + data" solution. Practice serves as the ultimate test of product quality. This strategic collaboration with Yuxing Group further validates Zhigu Tianchu's product capabilities and industry influence.

This strategic collaboration employs a scientific implementation mechanism characterised by "scaled planning, phased deployment, staged acceptance, and rolling replenishment" to ensure efficient and orderly execution.

The collaboration between the two parties will focus on three core areas:

Firstly, establish a joint AI digital cuisine research laboratory to build a standardised collective catering dish repository. Through a systematic R&D mechanism, this will provide technical support for enhancing the quality and upgrading of collective catering services, enabling intelligent cooking equipment to precisely match diverse culinary requirements.

Secondly, we are jointly developing an integrated smart catering model combining robotic cooking with pre-prepared vegetable supply. By deploying intelligent cooking robots at scale and integrating them with a standardised supply chain system, we achieve efficient control across the entire production, distribution and service process for group meals. This approach not only addresses the challenges of high labour costs and inconsistent flavour standardisation in traditional group catering, but also enhances service efficiency and dish consistency.

Thirdly, advance the joint training programme for technical personnel by integrating both parties' teaching staff and practical resources. Establish a collaborative education mechanism involving industry, academia, research and application to cultivate multi-skilled professionals and strengthen the industry's talent foundation.

Moving forward, both parties shall leverage a scientifically implemented mechanism to ensure the sustained deepening of resource integration and collaborative innovation. This will deliver superior, efficient, and intelligent catering services for enterprises, campuses, institutions, and other settings, thereby propelling the collective catering sector's transformation from traditional provisioning towards high-quality development centred on "technology + service + ecosystem". Through the continuous release of synergistic effects, we shall jointly forge a new paradigm for the digital and intelligent advancement of the collective catering industry.