OTOKI said on the 30th that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Rinnai Corp. at the OTOKI Center on the 25th and will begin full-fledged collaboration based on Rinnai Corp.'s new automatic cooking range application.
OTOKI said the agreement was prepared to create an environment in which consumers can cook more easily and conveniently by combining OTOKI's ready-made meal products with Rinnai Corp.'s automatic cooking technology.
As part of the collaboration, the two companies will establish an "OTOKI hall" within the Rinnai Corp. automatic cooking range application and support using OTOKI's ready-made meals in a way optimized for the automatic cooking range.
For each product, the optimal heat level and cooking time are set automatically, and when the user starts cooking in the app, cooking is completed without separate operation.
The collaboration will focus on OTOKI's flagship ready-made meals—▲ 3-minute dishes ▲ Oz Kitchen ▲ soup, guk, and jjigae categories—and the company plans to gradually expand the menus and service scope to which it applies.
An OTOKI official said, "This collaboration is meaningful in that it presents a new standard for the ready-made meal experience by combining products and cooking technology," and added, "We will continue various efforts to enhance consumers' cooking convenience and lead a new gourmet culture."