AirPurchase Makes Its InnoEX 2026 Debut — Bringing AI-Powered F&B Procurement to the Smart Hong Kong Pavilion

AirPurchase, winner of the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2025 Gold (Smart Business), exhibited at the Hong Kong International Innovation and Technology Expo (InnoEX 2026), held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), Wan Chai, on 13 and 16 April 2026.

Hosted by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), InnoEX is one of Hong Kong's premier innovation and technology showcases, drawing industry leaders, government representatives, technology innovators, and investors from across the region. AirPurchase joined the Smart Hong Kong Pavilion (Hall 3C-C01, Booth #AE12) alongside the city's most recognised technology companies and award-winning solutions.

At Booth #AE12, the AirPurchase team gave live demonstrations of how AI is transforming the way Hong Kong restaurants manage procurement and control food costs — turning traditionally labour-intensive, error-prone processes into streamlined, data-driven operations.

Visitors experienced how AirPurchase digitises supplier invoices instantly with AI. Photograph any supplier invoice — handwritten, multilingual, or printed — and the AI extracts every item, quantity, and unit price in seconds. 99% accuracy. 90% less reconciliation time.

AirPurchase automates procurement workflows end-to-end: from purchase request and approval to WhatsApp order generation and receiving confirmation — the entire procurement cycle managed on mobile, without manual data entry.

Food cost percentage is tracked in real time across every branch. Price-change alerts fire the moment a supplier adjusts their rates. AI anomaly detection catches unknown supplier activity and abnormal spend before month-end.

AirPurchase integrates seamlessly with Eats365 POS, Xero, QuickBooks, and NetSuite — bringing procurement, inventory, and financial data together in one unified platform.

Over the two-day event, the AirPurchase team engaged with restaurant operators exploring digitalisation, technology partners building complementary solutions, investors interested in the F&B tech space, and government representatives from the HKSAR's innovation ecosystem.

"The energy at InnoEX was incredible," said Susan Chu, Associate Business Development Director at AirPurchase. "What struck us most was how many restaurant owners were asking the same questions — how do I get real-time visibility on food cost? How do I stop losing time on manual reconciliation? These are exactly the problems AirPurchase was built to solve. Being in the same room and showing them the answer in a live demo — that's the most powerful conversation we can have."

AirPurchase's presence at InnoEX 2026 follows the company's Gold Award win at the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2025 (Smart Business — Solution for SME). The company was previously invited to exhibit at Entrepreneur Day 2025 by the Digital Policy Office, appearing in the Innovation · HK Pavilion alongside Hong Kong's ICT award winners.

Founded in 2023 with the belief that Hong Kong's restaurant industry deserves better tools, AirPurchase has progressed from HKSTP Ideation to Incubation, joined NVIDIA Inception, and become a Xero Certified App Partner. InnoEX represents a growing ecosystem of trust from Hong Kong's innovation and F&B communities.

Whether you visited Booth #AE12 and want to continue the conversation, or missed the exhibition entirely, the team is ready to connect. Reach out at hello@airpurchase.com, WhatsApp +852 9313 9031, or book a demo at airpurchase.com.