JD.com Launches Seven Fresh Chef Home Kitchen Service at 19,888 RMB

On September 16, 2026, JD. com announced the launch of Seven Fresh Chef, a new local-life business. Guo Qing, chairman of Dada, attended the Seven Fresh Chef launch event. JD. com had previously introduced Seven Fresh Kitchen for food delivery and rolled out a standalone JD food delivery app, JD Reviews, JD True List and Seven Fresh Coffee. Seven Fresh Chef extends the service scenario further into the home kitchen, with artificial intelligence planning phased meal programs, prepped vegetables delivered to the door by cold chain according to plan, and an automated cooking robot completing preparation.

The Seven Fresh Chef workflow includes the following: users can upload medical examination reports, dietary preferences and other information via the Seven Fresh Chef mini program, on the basis of which artificial intelligence generates a phased meal plan; accompanying prepped vegetables are delivered to the door by full-time JD riders using cold chain according to plan; and an automated cooking robot completes preparation. The debut price of the business is 19,888 RMB, including the automated cooking robot and 15,000 Chef Coins, which can be used to purchase designated prepped vegetables and related services. In the local-life sector, Alibaba is accelerating the integration of Hema and Tmall Supermarket, developing instant retail and front warehouses in non-catering categories; Meituan plans to acquire Dindong Maicai to further consolidate its front-warehouse barriers; and JD. com is stepping up Miaosong front warehouses and has launched Seven Fresh Chef for home scenarios. com is also covering food delivery scenarios through Seven Fresh Kitchen.