In 2007, Mr. Liu Guotao quit his job as a production manager in a factory producing commercial kitchen equipment, and established Boxing Dongsheng Kitchen Equipment Factory, together with his younger brother, Mr. Liu Futao. The factory was located in Xingfu town, Boxing Country, Shandong Province, which mainly produces stainless steel products used in commercial kitchens, including stainless steel sinks, stainless steel shelves, and stainless steel worktables. With high quality products, favorable prices and customized services, Dongsheng Kitchen Equipment Factory soon won a large number of customers.
In 2008, in order to better conduct business and serve customers, Liu Guotao continued to be responsible for production management, while Liu Futao took a few employees to Shanghai and set up an new office, which was the predecessor of Shanghai KINGCHEF Restaurant Supplies Co., Ltd. Like many other garage start-up companies, the conditions at the beginning of the business were very limited, with a very small area of plant and office, a limited number of machines and equipment, and everyone was working in several jobs and doing a lot of work at the same time. But they all worked hard with passion and were recognized by one customer after another.
During this period, a key person joined in and brought fresh blood to the office. This person is David Wei. He is the cousin-in-law of Liu Brothers, graduated from Shandong University majoring in Business Administration, in addition to obtaining the CPP and CPPM certifications from the American Purchasing Society, is a purchasing professional with many years of work experience, and worked as a global sourcing engineer in a US-funded company in Shanghai.
He helped a lot in the preparation of the Shanghai office. And after the establishment of the office, he also participated in the business operations during his weekends and spare time, involving himself in everything, such as exhaust duct installation, equipment installation and maintenance, commercial kitchen design. He learned all ins and outs of the catering equipment business by any way.
At the end of 2011, David Wei resigned from his previous company and joined Dongsheng Shanghai Office full time, and became the main person in charge of the office quickly.
In order to better serve the end customers, he has expanded the range of products he handles, and in addition to the products produced by Dongsheng factory, he also represents a number of other well-known brands, making the office a one-stop shopping center for commercial kitchen equipment, with services across the entire spectrum of commercial kitchen design, production and procurement, installation and tuning, as well as after-sales services.
In addition to serving local customers in Shanghai, David Wei also combined his professional skills and past work experience, to start cooperation with foreign customers, sell the commercial stainless steel products produced by their own factory to foreign countries. In 2012, David Wei got the first overseas order from Melbourne, Australia, with the order amount of 4056 US dollars, supplying 15 stainless steel trolleys and 18 stainless steel wall shelves.
In September 2013, the original Shanghai office was upgraded and renamed as Shanghai KINGCHEF Restaurant Supplies Co., Ltd., starting to officially conduct business under its own name and entering a new stage of development.
After more than a decade of development, Shanghai KINGCHEF Restaurant Supplies Co., Ltd. has now served as many as 2,000 domestic and foreign customers, providing them with one-stop solutions for commercial kitchen equipment and supplies.