Guanmai Technology

Shenzhen Guanmai Network Technology Co., Ltd., operating as Guanmai Technology, was established on August 8, 2014, and has positioned itself as a key player in digitizing China's agricultural supply chain. The company's journey began with its founders, including CEO Yang Weiyang, who brought valuable experience from roles at Tencent and 1-year-old shop, and Vice President Chen Nan, a University of Cambridge mathematics graduate with a background at Morgan Stanley. This experience in e-commerce and finance shaped the company's direction. Guanmai originated from a fresh food delivery company called "Xiao Nong Nv," which provided the team with deep insights into the B2B food distribution sector.

The company's core business revolves around providing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions tailored for the fresh food distribution industry. Guanmai's system digitizes the entire workflow for its clients, including order management, procurement, sorting, delivery, financial accounting, and food safety traceability. This integrated platform helps businesses reduce costs, improve efficiency, and minimize waste. The business model is primarily subscription-based, offering these comprehensive SaaS tools to a wide range of clients. These clients include fresh food distributors, central kitchens, and companies involved in vegetable processing and agricultural trade. By 2022, Guanmai was serving over 13,000 businesses.

Guanmai's product suite is extensive, featuring a main SaaS platform for fresh produce distribution, a specialized system for central kitchens, and a food safety traceability system. A significant milestone was the 2022 launch of its "Food Cloud Chain" infrastructure, designed to further enhance the intelligence and connectivity of the food supply chain, marking a step towards what the company calls "Supply Chain 4.0". The company has secured significant funding, including a Series C round of several hundred million RMB in May 2022, led by Hualala, which also became a controlling shareholder.

Keywords: agricultural digitization, food supply chain SaaS, fresh food distribution, B2B food service, central kitchen management, food safety traceability, procurement management software, logistics software, farm-to-business, agri-tech, supply chain management, Shenzhen, Yang Weiyang, food distribution software, SaaS for agriculture, restaurant supply chain, food e-commerce, Hualala, B2B e-commerce, cloud-based supply chain