Pan Yulei: The potential of the convenience food industry is huge

Pan Lilei, honorary president of the China Light Industry Council and director of the China Light Industry Food Industry Management Center, said at the 2013 China Convenience Food Conference and the opening ceremony of the convenience foods held on the morning of the 5th that, at present, the international financial situation is slowing, but China’s convenience food The growth rate of the industry is still growing, and it continues to progress and grow. This is the result of China's food industry structural adjustment and a sign of the food industry's need to adapt to the market. She believes that the most important reason for such great achievements is that these convenience foods can be rooted in the soil of traditional Chinese food culture.

Pan Yulei said that the growth and development of convenience foods is the result of structural adjustments in China's food industry, and is an important symbol for the food industry to adapt to market needs and continue to grow. Frozen foods, noodles, salty flavors, seasonings, and related supporting food industries all have their own ways and characteristics of growth. “But such platforms as convenience food conventions allow these companies to have the opportunity to gather together. Exploring the development of convenience foods, which symbolizes the progress and growth of the industry, and heralds the industry's greater potential for development."

Convenient foods are closely related to the people's dining table, so they are loved by everyone and are highly concerned by all parties. Pan Xiaolei pointed out that this shows that while convenience foods are deeply integrated into people’s lives, as a related industry with people’s dietary health, a lot of basic work really needs to be strengthened, and large-scale public science education and consumer education need to be promoted. Independent innovation needs to enhance industry value.

Pan Yulei said that along with the growth of China's economy, China's convenience food industry has made great progress and has become an important contributor to 9 trillion. Although the international financial situation is slowing down, China's food industry is growing at a rapid pace. The pace of adhering to the development of science and technology has not stopped. The flourishing development of convenience food has become the most important member of the Chinese traditional food industry.

Since the reform and opening up, China's food industry has gone through a brilliant development path and has achieved tremendous development achievements. The reason why the convenience food industry can achieve such rapid development is seen by Pan Yinlei as one of the most important reasons is the use of instant noodles and dried noodles. The convenience food represented by frozen foods can be rooted in the soil of traditional Chinese food culture. It shows unique growth charm, digs into the tradition, boldly explores and innovates, and accelerates the transformation and innovation of the industry.

“Our industry will also have much to do. We need positive energy for our industry development. At the same time, I would like to say that our industry can also produce positive energy!” In the end, Pan Xiaolei said.

On the morning of September 5th, the 2013 China Convenient Food Conference and Convenience Food Exhibition sponsored by the China Food Science and Technology Society was held in Beijing. The conference demonstrated all aspects of science and technology, safety, innovation and quality of the convenience food industry. At the same time, it also established an exchange platform for common topics such as market, standards, innovation, risk assessment, and popular science. Famous experts such as Chen Junshi and Sun Baoguo, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Yao Zhongliang, Fan Xianguo, Chen Xi, and Chen Keming, and other entrepreneurs and representatives of hundreds of outstanding companies attended the conference. Prof. Pan Xiaolei, honorary president of the China Light Industry Council and honorary chairman of the China Food Science and Technology Society and related department leaders attended the opening ceremony and visited the exhibition.

It is understood that in 2012, China's convenience food has already reached an output value of over 200 billion yuan, with a growth rate of 27.7%, exceeding the average growth level of the food industry. The country has made convenience food innovation as a major project in the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” and increased capital investment and policy support.