The AI ​​Quality Secret Behind 5.4 Billion in Revenue: Lao Gan Ma Chooses AI Sorting Equipment from Anhui Keye!

Recently, the iconic chili sauce brand Lao Gan Ma was honored with the Guizhou Provincial Governor’s Quality Award in recognition of its rigorous quality management. The company’s revenue reached 5.4 billion yuan in 2025, marking an all-time high. Following this announcement, the claim that Lao Gan Ma generated 5.4 billion yuan through the use of AI quickly became a trending topic.

People are left wondering: how does this traditional food company—which has long eschewed live-streaming, stayed away from the stock market, and done almost no online marketing—manage to uphold its quality standards while achieving steady revenue growth?

The answer lies within the production facilities: Lao Gan Ma has installed AI-powered sorting equipment from Anhui Keye at both its Guiyang headquarters plant and its Guiding branch plant, utilizing high-speed industrial cameras to replace human eyes in the sorting of chili pepper raw materials.

Why Anhui Keye?

Because of our solid, proven expertise in AI-powered sorting.

In raw chili supplies, defects such as mold spots, black spots, hazardous foreign matter, and impurities that match the color of the chilies are often subtle in appearance and similar in hue. As human inspectors grow fatigued over long periods of work, it becomes difficult to keep the rate of missed detections under control. Should substandard raw materials enter the production line, the resulting impact could damage the reputation a brand has spent decades building.

An AI "brain" for high efficiency and stability.

Anhui Keye AI sorting equipment utilizes proprietary deep-learning algorithms to perform comprehensive assessments based on multidimensional features. It effectively detects mold, dark spots, hazardous foreign objects, impurities that match the color of the product, and even subtle, hidden defects—identifying issues that are invisible to the human eye.

AI-Powered Vision for Precise Identification

Equipped with a high-dynamic-range (HDR) camera and a dedicated NPU chip, the system enables precise capture on high-speed production lines—reducing false rejects, minimizing waste, and increasing yield.

AI at Speed: Rapid Deployment

Supports local model building, on-site image collection and annotation; train and deploy using as few as 50 samples, with full production readiness in just one hour—putting your AI applications ahead of the curve.

From 600 people down to 48?

A real, verifiable use case for AI implementation

Behind Lao Gan Ma’s 5.4 billion yuan in revenue lies no mysterious business model, but rather a decades-long, unwavering commitment to quality—coupled with the bold vision to redefine traditional production methods through AI technology at critical junctures.

As the AI-driven quality guardian for this iconic national brand, Anhui Keye has remained steadfast in one mission: implementing professional AI-based visual inspection technology directly onto the production lines where quality control is essential.

Looking ahead, Anhui Keye will continue to refine its algorithmic models and equipment performance, delivering reliable AI solutions to elevate quality standards across the food industry. By leveraging AI, the company safeguards every vital stage of the journey—from farm to table, and from raw materials to finished products.