About us

About EcoPlate AI

惜源智能科技有限公司

Practical AI for Hong Kong restaurants — built by a data scientist who understands messy operational data.

Company

English name
EcoPlate AI Limited
Chinese name
惜源智能科技有限公司
Domain
ecoplate.ai
Location
Hong Kong
Establishment
Hong Kong private limited company — incorporation targeted by July 2026
Contact
contact@ecoplate.ai

Vision

Become Hong Kong's most practical AI co-pilot for F&B operational efficiency and sustainability.

成為香港餐飲業最實用的運營效率與可持續發展人工智能夥伴。

Mission

Deliver fast-ROI, low-friction AI that helps local SMEs cut waste, protect profits, and generate measurable ESG outcomes.

提供快速見效、低門檻的人工智能方案,協助本地中小企減少浪費、保障利潤,並達致可量化的 ESG 成果。

Samuel Sum

Founder & Director

創辦人兼董事

Founder

Samuel Sum

Samuel Sum is an experienced data scientist based in Hong Kong, with end-to-end capability across data acquisition, cleaning, modelling, and visualisation. He leads product strategy, AI development, and customer validation for EcoPlate AI.

Samuel Sum 為香港資深數據科學家,精通數據採集、清洗、建模與可視化全生命周期。現領導惜源智能科技有限公司的產品策略、人工智能研發及客戶驗證工作。

  • Full-stack data science — acquisition, cleaning, modelling, visualisation
  • Domain focus on Hong Kong F&B operational data and waste reduction
  • Hands-on product, AI development, and early customer validation

What we are building

我們正在建設的平台

Phase 1 — Platform

Restaurant onboarding, menu & ingredient data, sales import, inventory and waste logging.

Complete

Phase 2 — WhatsApp

WhatsApp channel for photos, sales text, and automated acknowledgements.

In progress

Phase 3+ — AI

Computer vision, demand forecasting, daily recommendations, and monthly ESG reports.

Planned 2026
Phase 0–1 — Platform foundation, API, admin, demo data
Phase 2 — WhatsApp webhook, Cantonese sales parser
Phase 3 — Computer vision pipeline integration
Phase 4–5 — Forecasting, ESG reports, pilot launch

Work with us

與我們合作

Restaurant operators, incubators, and partners — we welcome conversations.

contact@ecoplate.ai