Asakana pitches food-distributor automation that works with paper and texts

Asakana (YC F26) says its product automates food distributors’ sales and back-office work while letting staff keep using email, texts and handwritten paper. It says no ERP change is needed. Asakana argues that efficiency could improve profitability in an industry it says runs on a 2.9% profit margin, where earlier apps and software failed to take hold.