Shu Dongpo

What Shu Dongpo does

Shu Dongpo (蔬东坡) is a privately held Chinese software company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Beijing that develops and sells a vertical SaaS platform for fresh food and produce distribution businesses as well as commercial central kitchen (央厨) operators. The product unifies eight operational modules — procurement and receiving, warehouse management, customer ordering, data intelligence dashboard, intelligent sorting, delivery scheduling, and blockchain-based food safety traceability — into a single cloud-based system that connects to smart weighing scales, WeChat ordering channels, and a one-product-one-code traceability backbone. The company claims customer outcomes including a 20% reduction in product loss, a 60% increase in sorting speed, a 90% improvement in order efficiency, a 99.9% accuracy rate, and a 3-5% net profit uplift, though these figures are vendor-reported and unverified by third parties.

The business model is annual subscription SaaS sold primarily through direct enterprise field sales and a free-trial-led self-serve funnel via the corporate website and WeChat ecosystem. Pricing tiers are not publicly disclosed. The company has raised approximately $7.7 million in total across a 2014 round led by Matrix Partners China and a 2016 round involving Tuliu.com; no subsequent funding, acquisitions, or material leadership changes are disclosed. Operational signals beyond 2016 are limited, with the company currently reporting 101-250 employees, an active website and product surface, and no named customer logos, patents, certifications, or disclosed revenue figures, leaving several aspects of scale, customer base, and post-2016 growth trajectory uncertain.

Name

Shu Dongpo

Legal name

蔬东坡 (Shu Dongpo)

Website

https://sdongpo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Shu Dongpo (蔬东坡) is a Beijing-based Chinese SaaS company founded in 2014 that sells an integrated cloud platform for fresh food distribution and commercial central kitchen operators, covering procurement, warehousing, ordering, sorting, dispatch, and food safety traceability via annual subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fresh Food Distribution SaaS

NAICS

Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing (311412), Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers (423430)

SIC

Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software (5045)

akta.pro primary industry

Temperature-Controlled Distribution Centers (DCs) (AFAOAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Food Services & Catering (On-site/Corporate Dining/Vending) (IMAIAAAE)

Keywords

• Fresh food SaaS
• Supply chain management
• Warehouse management software
• Food traceability platform
• Logistics scheduling software

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Software Subscription: Annual or recurring subscription-based SaaS model providing fresh food distribution management software with modules for procurement, warehousing, ordering, sorting, distribution, and food safety traceability

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Shu Dongpo (蔬东坡) sells a cloud-based SaaS platform — 蔬东坡生鲜配送软件系统 — for fresh produce and food ingredient distribution companies and commercial kitchens (央厨) in China. The unified system covers procurement and receiving, warehouse management, customer ordering, data intelligence dashboards, intelligent sorting, delivery scheduling, and blockchain-backed food safety traceability as integrated modules sold under an annual subscription.

Product overview

蔬东坡 offers a unified, cloud-based fresh produce/food ingredient distribution SaaS platform — 蔬东坡生鲜配送软件系统 — composed of eight integrated operational modules covering procurement & receiving, warehouse management, customer ordering, data intelligence (损耗报表/利润报表), intelligent sorting & weighing, delivery scheduling, and food safety traceability. The core platform serves as the central system, with the 阳光平台 (Sunshine Platform) referenced as an additional product/solution under the same brand. The company claims system-wide outcomes including 20% reduction in product loss, 60% faster sorting speed, 90% higher order-processing efficiency, and 99.9% order accuracy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 蔬东坡生鲜配送软件系统 (Shu Dongpo Fresh Distribution Software System) Cloud-based SaaS platform for fresh produce and food ingredient distribution businesses in China, covering the full operational workflow from procurement and warehousing through order management, intelligent sorting, logistics scheduling, and food safety traceability. Sold as an annual subscription with a free trial.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces product loss by 20%
• +4 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• 哗啦啦 (Huala): Huala is a leading Chinese restaurant and food service SaaS platform offering POS, supply chain, and procurement solutions to restaurants and food distributors. Directly comparable as a vertical SaaS for the Chinese food service ecosystem with overlapping customer base in commercial kitchens and food distribution.
• 餐道 (Candao): Candao is a Chinese SaaS provider offering restaurant and food service management software including procurement, inventory, and ordering modules. Highly comparable as a vertical SaaS player targeting food service operators in China with similar feature sets and go-to-market motion.
• Choco: Choco is a German-founded food ordering and distribution platform that connects restaurants with food suppliers via a SaaS marketplace. Comparable as a vertical SaaS for fresh food distribution with a similar business model of digitizing procurement and ordering workflows for food distributors and restaurants.
• BlueCart (now Cut+Dry): BlueCart is a US-based B2B SaaS platform for food distributors and restaurants to manage ordering, inventory, and invoicing. Directly comparable as a vertical SaaS serving fresh food distributors with order management and procurement modules similar to Shu Dongpo.
• MarketMan: MarketMan is a cloud-based inventory and supplier management SaaS for restaurants and food distributors. Comparable as a vertical SaaS for food service operators focused on procurement, inventory management, and supplier workflows with similar customer segments to Shu Dongpo.
• 鲜易达 (Xianyida): 鲜易达 is a Chinese food supply chain and distribution technology platform serving restaurants and fresh food distributors. Comparable as a Chinese vertical SaaS/enablement platform targeting the same fresh food distribution and food service customer base as Shu Dongpo.

Emerging players

• 链农 (LianNong): 链农 is a Chinese B2B fresh produce platform connecting restaurants and food service operators with upstream growers. Comparable through its focus on digitizing fresh food distribution in China, though it operates more as a marketplace than pure SaaS.
• Toast Inc. Toast is a US-based restaurant technology platform offering POS, payroll, and supply chain management. Comparable as a vertical SaaS serving restaurants with food cost and procurement modules that overlap with Shu Dongpo's ordering and procurement capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Oracle NetSuite: Oracle NetSuite is a major cloud ERP platform with food and beverage industry editions covering procurement, inventory, and financial management. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping functionality to Shu Dongpo's modules for larger enterprise food distributors.
• SAP S/4HANA for Food & Beverage: SAP offers enterprise ERP solutions for the food and beverage industry with supply chain, traceability, and warehouse management modules. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose food industry solution overlaps with Shu Dongpo's procurement, warehouse, and traceability capabilities at the high end of the market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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