According to the news on the Zhitong Finance APP, on June 28, Metro Supply Chain Limited submitted an application for listing on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with UBS Group and China Merchants Securities International as its joint sponsors.

In the prospectus, Metro Supply Chain Limited is China's leading food and fast-moving consumer goods supply chain solution provider, providing safe and high-quality goods and efficient and convenient solutions for a wide range of corporate and institutional clients, as well as retailers. These solutions mainly include: (i) food service and distribution solutions, (ii) welfare gift solutions, and (iii) retailer distribution solutions (including product sales and supply chain services to retailers).

During the reporting period, the company provided food service and distribution solutions and welfare gift solutions to more than 52,000 and 88,000 customers, respectively. As of December 31, 2023, the company provided retailer distribution solutions to 100 Metro stores of Wumart Group, 366 Wumart supermarket stores, and 304 Wumart convenience stores in China. The company combines Metro AG's quality assurance standards with local practices in China, and has established a Metro evaluation standard. The company has also established a product traceability system, a combination of high-quality products with self-owned brands and imported goods, and a nationwide logistics network based on a distributed warehousing and processing model, and has applied digital capabilities to its various business segments.

The company is a food and fast-moving consumer goods supply chain solution provider, committed to providing customers with safe and high-quality goods and efficient and convenient solutions. The company's comprehensive food and fast-moving consumer goods supply chain solutions mainly include: (i) for corporate and institutional clients, the company provides food service and distribution solutions and welfare gift solutions; and (ii) for retailers, the company provides retailer distribution solutions (including product sales and supply chain services to retailers).

According to Frost & Sullivan's data, the market size of China's food and fast-moving consumer goods supply chain industry, based on revenue, increased from RMB 7.04 trillion in 2018 to RMB 9.90 trillion in 2023, with a compound annual growth rate of 7.1%. It is expected to continue to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.4% from 2023 to 2028, and the market size is expected to reach RMB 14.15 trillion by 2028.

In terms of finance, the company's revenue in 2021, 2022, and 2023 is approximately RMB 27.82 billion, RMB 27.10 billion, and RMB 24.86 billion, respectively; during the same period, the company's annual profit is approximately RMB 332 million, -471 million and 253 million, respectively.