Unione Food Group

What Unione Food Group does

Unione Food Group Inc., operating as UNI-ONE, is a privately held Canadian food technology and supply chain company headquartered in Delta, British Columbia. Founded in 2017, the company operates a nationwide distribution platform connecting global food suppliers with North American restaurant corporations, supermarket chains, and consumer households. Its core product, the UNI-ONE platform, spans twelve food categories including meat and poultry, seafood, produce, beverages, instant food, snacks, condiments, pantry staples, hot pot and BBQ supplies, ready-to-eat meals, restaurant supplies, and dairy, with a particular depth in imported Asian CPG brands such as Genki Forest, Want, and HAOHUANLUO. The company also runs K-MAT SUPPLY, a wholly-owned subsidiary focused exclusively on Korean food distribution to Korean restaurants and supermarkets across Canada.

Underlying technology consists of a merchant ordering application available on iOS, Android, and desktop, paired with what the company describes as a smart warehousing and delivery system. The app combines order placement, delivery tracking, inventory management, billing, purchasing history analysis, product recommendations, and food cost tracking into a single workflow for restaurant and supermarket operators. Six owned or operated regional facilities in Delta, Calgary, Markham, Scarborough, Ottawa, and Lachine provide nationwide Canadian coverage. The company holds no disclosed API, SDK, or AI/ML capability in the source material.

The business model is a hybrid of B2B product distribution and managed supply chain services. Revenue is generated from product sales across the full category portfolio (sourced globally and resold at margin to business and household customers) and from fees on warehousing, delivery, and platform access services to North American business customers. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales to restaurant and supermarket corporate accounts with self-serve merchant onboarding through the mobile and desktop applications, and a consumer-facing e-commerce storefront for households. Anchor customers include major Canadian grocery chains (Loblaws, T&T Supermarket, Overwaitea Food Group, Hmart, Winco, Foody Mart, Fresh Way) and international restaurant franchises (Haidilao, Xiao Long Kan Hotpot, G公公, 付小姐). The company closed a $7.4 million financing round in August 2024 led by Celtic House Asia Partners and Red River Investments.

Name

Unione Food Group

Legal name

Unione Food Group Inc.

Website

https://unionefoods.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Unione Food Group (UNI-ONE) is a Canadian B2B food technology and supply chain platform founded in 2017, distributing imported and domestic food across twelve categories to restaurant corporations, supermarket chains, and households nationwide through six regional warehouses and a merchant ordering app.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Supply Chain Services

NAICS

Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Frozen Foods Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ethnic Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Wholesale (AFAIAIAB)

Keywords

• Food supply chain
• Restaurant procurement
• Grocery distribution
• Food tech platform
• Asian food distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Delta

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Product Sales (Full Category Supply Chain): Revenue generated from selling food products across multiple categories including produce, meats, seafood, beverages, snacks, condiments, dairy, instant food, frozen products, and restaurant supplies. Products are sourced globally and distributed to businesses and households across Canada.
2. Supply Chain Services: Fees earned from providing customized supply chain services to North American businesses including warehousing, delivery, and procurement platform access

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Unione Food Group (UNI-ONE) operates a Canadian food tech supply chain platform that sources food products globally across multiple categories (meat, seafood, produce, beverages, snacks, condiments, dairy, frozen, instant food, restaurant supplies) and distributes them to restaurant corporations, supermarket corporations, and households across Canada. The platform is supported by smart warehousing and delivery infrastructure, a merchant ordering mobile and desktop application, and a nationwide distribution network with operations centers in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec.

Product overview

Unione Food Group operates UNI-ONE, a unified food tech supply chain platform designed for the Canadian market. The platform integrates a merchant ordering application and app-based service system as core features, enabling global sourcing and full-category supply chain management. The portfolio includes 12 product categories spanning Meat and Poultry, Seafood, Vegetables and Legumes, Beverages and Liquors, Instant Food, Snacks and Treats, Condiments, Pantry Staples, Hot Pot and BBQ, Ready-To-Eat, Restaurant Supplies, and Dairy. The company also operates K-MAT SUPPLY as a specialized sub-brand for Korean food distribution. The platform is supported by smart warehousing and delivery systems with nationwide coverage across Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UNI-ONE Platform Canada's leading food tech supply chain platform that connects global food suppliers with North American businesses and households, providing global sourcing, full-category supply chain, smart warehousing and delivery, merchant ordering application, and nationwide coverage across all Canadian provinces.
• K-MAT SUPPLY Uni-one Group's wholly-owned subsidiary operating a Korean food supply chain platform catering specifically to Korean restaurants and supermarkets across Canada.

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Genki Forest (元气森林)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUNI-ONE closely partners with Genki Forest to bring their popular products to North America in a timely fashion. Genki Forest is an upper-trending Chinese beverage brand known for its sugar-free sparkling water and functional drinks.
• Want (旺仔)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership to distribute Want (旺仔) brand food products throughout North America. Want is a well-known Chinese food brand specializing in milk drinks, snacks, and canned food products.
• HAOHUANLUO (好欢螺)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUNI-ONE partners with 好欢螺 (HAOHUANLUO), a popular Chinese snail rice noodle (luo si fen) brand, to bring their products to North American markets.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Weee!: Weee! is an online Asian grocery platform delivering ethnic and specialty foods to households across North America. It is a direct comparator given its Asian food focus, technology-enabled ordering model, and North American footprint targeting similar end customers.
• Yamibuy: Yamibuy is a leading online retailer and distributor of Asian products in North America, sourcing directly from Asian brands and selling to consumers. It is comparable to Unione in Asian food curation, brand partnerships, and cross-Pacific supply chain orchestration.

Emerging players

• Chowbus: Chowbus is a food-tech platform serving Asian restaurants with POS, online ordering, and last-mile delivery, increasingly moving into restaurant supply and grocery. Comparable as a tech-enabled platform serving Asian food operators across North America.
• Faire: Faire is a tech-enabled wholesale marketplace connecting independent retailers and brands across food and other categories. Comparable to Unione in using a self-serve app to facilitate B2B ordering between merchants and product suppliers, though broader in category scope.
• BlueCart (by Cut+Dry): Cut+Dry (formerly BlueCart) is a B2B ordering and procurement platform built for restaurants and food distributors. It is a direct comparator to Unione's UNI-ONE merchant app given overlapping product functionality (mobile ordering, inventory, delivery tracking) for foodservice operators.

Broad incumbents

• Gordon Food Service: Gordon Food Service is one of North America's largest broadline foodservice distributors serving restaurants and institutions with a multi-category product portfolio. Comparable as a competitor to Unione for restaurant chain procurement contracts at scale.
• Sysco: Sysco is the largest foodservice distribution company in North America, supplying restaurants, healthcare, and education. Comparable as the dominant incumbent in restaurant supply that Unione competes with for chain accounts.
• US Foods: US Foods is a major broadline foodservice distributor in the United States with growing Canadian operations. Comparable as a competing distributor for restaurant and grocery customers seeking multi-category supply.
• Restaurant Depot: Restaurant Depot (Jetro Holdings) is a membership-based warehouse retailer supplying foodservice operators with food and supplies across North America. Comparable as an alternative procurement channel for Unione's restaurant customers seeking bulk food and supplies.

Regional players

• 99 Ranch Market: 99 Ranch Market is the largest Asian supermarket chain in the United States, sourcing and retailing Asian groceries. Comparable given shared Asian food product portfolio and North American customer base, though Unione is B2B and 99 Ranch is B2C retail.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uni-one-food-group-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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