Exhibition Profile
zhejiang International Catering & Ingredients Exhibition
Date：2024.7.4-6
Venue:Ningbo International C&E Center
Industry events boost national strategy
Zhejiang International Catering Expo (Raw food/aquatic products/cold chain distribution/prepared dishes), adhering to the national 14th Five-Year Plan to build a domestic large market pattern, Zhejiang Province consumption upgrade 14th Five-Year Plan to build a domestic strategic fulcrum, domestic and international double cycle strategic hub planning, Based on Zhejiangs strong consumer market, port and port logistics advantages, accelerated free trade zone construction, RCEP policy dividends and a new round of big trade development opportunities, we strive to build industry-wide supply chain exchange and cooperation platforms for food, aquatic products, cold chain distribution, prepared dishes, etc. Promote domestic and foreign high-quality food ingredients, aquatic products and cold chain distribution, prepared dishes, drinks and beverages into Zhejiang, East China and even the national market, promote consumption upgrading, and help "buy global, sell global" domestic trade strong province construction.
2024 Zhejiang International Catering Expo is composed of five sections: food and brand joining, aquatic trade, prepared dishes, drinks and beverages, and cold chain distribution. There will be 400+ exhibitors from home and abroad. More than 50,000 professional visitors (buyers) from all over the country, including hotel/catering institutions, production and processing trade enterprises, fresh supermarkets, chain enterprises, community distribution, e-commerce trading platform, cold chain distribution and other professionals participated in the exchange and negotiation of trade cooperation. In the same period, a number of high-end supporting activities were held to help the exhibition and participants achieve fruitful results.
Market background
The market size of Chinas catering industry is growing rapidly, and the revenue of the catering industry will exceed 4 trillion yuan in 2021. The supply chain is a major pain point for the sustainable development of the catering industry. With the upgrading of consumption and the continuous development of new formats in the catering industry, the market demand for standardized high-quality fresh and prepared ingredients has grown rapidly, with a compound annual growth rate of more than 14%. Ningbo, Zhejiang is Chinas ingredients/food/brand franchise, aquatic products, cold chain distribution, prepared dishes, drinks and beverages big market.
Development potential
Zhejiang, Ningbo as Chinas ingredients/food, aquatic products trade distribution center status is steadily improving.
Zhejiang and Ningbo have become Chinas important international cold chain agricultural products import and export distribution centers and important hinterland markets.
A large number of fruits and vegetables, aquatic products/aquatic processed products, grain and oil, meat/meat processed products, all kinds of ingredients, food, prepared dishes, drinks and beverages from all over the country and even overseas are gathered in Zhejiang and Ningbo for trading, from meeting the local market needs in Ningbo, to serving Zhejiang, East and central China, to exporting overseas. Ningbo and Zhejiang have become an important domestic trading market and import and export distribution center for aquatic products, fruits and vegetables, grain and oil, meat, prepared dishes, drinks and beverages, and various food ingredients/foods, and their importance is steadily and rapidly increasing. The RCEP free Trade Agreement set off, accounting for 1/3 of the worlds population, GDP, trade volume of the worlds largest free trade area formed, more than 90% of the import and export of agricultural products will be exempted from tariffs, Ningbo and Zhejiang will accelerate the formation of Chinas food ingredients/food, aquatic products important trade distribution center and import and export base, but also cold chain distribution technology and equipment huge demand market.
