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China’s Food and Drink Industry

Guangdong – the capital of China’s food and drink production

• Guangdong Province accounts for 10% of the national food and drink products.
• In 2006, this industry increased with an growth rate of 17%, achieving an output value of USD 26 billion.
• Forecasts of the Guangdong food and drink industry promise an average annual growth rate of 12% until 2010, realising an output value of USD 35 billion.
• Neighbouring the strong foodstuff markets in Fujian, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan and Jiangxi, the Guangdong Province as venue of PPI China is the heart of China’s food and drink market.

Output growth rates of related industries in Guangdong

High Demand for High-Tech Equipment

China: the world’s most potential market for food processing and packaging machinery

Due to the impressive spread of processed food and drink products in the Chinese market, the industry of processing and packaging technology has experienced high growth rates since its establishment 20 years ago. In 2006 this industry realised an annual production value of USD 11 billion. Forecasts from the China Food and Packaging Machinery Industry Association predict an annual sales value of food processing and packaging machinery of USD 17.6 billion in 2010. The association identifies convenient food, meat and beverage processing and packaging as most potential branches within this industry.

Growth rates of China’s processing and packaging machinery output

China’s demand of high-tech processing and packaging machinery

Affiliated with the strong growth of the national processing and packaging industry, the global relevance also increases constantly. Due to the lack of state-of-the-art technology in important sectors of the food and drink processing chain, the Chinese market relies on international high-tech solutions. The import of related machinery and equipment amounted more than USD 2 billion in 2006 and is expected to further increase in upcoming years.