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Welbilt (WBT) Signs Deal With Xiaomi & Youle, Shares Move Up

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Welbilt, Inc. , on Apr 4, signed a strategic partnership deal with the Chinese smart convenience store — Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi) — and cooking service supply chain company — Youle — for creating small footprint, high-output kitchens for Xiaomi’s innovative stores. Its shares gained 2.2%, closing the trading session at $19.67 per share on Apr 5.

Over the last month, Welbilt’s shares inched up 1%, as against the 1.7% loss incurred by the industry.


 

Deal Details

XiaoMai stores are intelligent self-service box-form stores placed at various public locations of China like commercial areas, travel terminals and communities. These stores are tailored for consumers opting for freshness, quality and variety.

Per the aforementioned agreement, XiaoMai will launch Welbilt’s premium Merrychef eikon high-speed ovens in its stores. The company believes these ovens will be an integral component of the automated and connected kitchens of its stores. In the upcoming three years, XiaoMai plans to include these ovens in all new stores across China.

Moreover, under the agreement, Welbilt and Youle will develop artificial intelligent solutions that will improve the connectivity of XiaoMai’s stores which are usually unmanned and often situated in remote areas.

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