The 19th China International Food additives and Ingredients Exhibition opened in Shanghai

On April 1, 2015, the 19th China International Food additives and Ingredients Exhibition was ceremoniously opened in the newly completed National Convention and Exhibition Center in Shanghai. The reporter saw that the four exhibition halls of the Exhibition Center gathered tens of thousands of visitors from more than 50 countries and regions around the world. The products on display covered tens of thousands of products including 23 categories of food additives, 35 categories of food ingredients and processing aids in the whole industry. Not only that, the industry activities related to this exhibition are also rich and colorful, one after another. In particular, the forum of academicians of the food industry and the lectures on food additive regulations and standards technology at home and abroad were held during the exhibition, which brought rare authoritative views and ideas feast for the exhibition; new products and new technology conferences provided excellent opportunities for industry innovation and entrepreneurship.

All indicators set a new record

In recent years, with the vigorous development of China's food industry, food additives and ingredients industry also presents a rising momentum. According to the speech of Tao Xiaonian, vice president of China Light Industry Federation, in 2014, the total output of main varieties in China's food additives and ingredients industry reached 947 tons, with a year-on-year growth of about 7%; the sales volume was about 93.5 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of about 7.5%; and the export was about 3.7 billion US dollars, with a year-on-year growth of about 2.8%. He said that the food industry and the food additives and ingredients industry complement each other. The growth of the food industry has driven the growth of the food additive and ingredient industry, and the development of the food additive and ingredient industry has also promoted the healthy development of the food industry.

Qi Qingzhong, chairman of China food additives and Ingredients Association, also said in his speech that over the past 30 years, China's food industry has been growing at a rate faster than the national GDP growth rate, and the total output value has always been leading the economic sectors. From the quality of the products to the varieties, there are also great enrichment and improvement, to meet the people's food consumption needs from food and clothing to a well-off society. In this process of development and improvement, food additives and ingredients industry has played an important role in promoting the development of food additives and ingredients industry. "Without food additives and ingredients, there is no modern food industry" has become a consensus. "Food additives are the soul of the food industry" and "food additives are an important driving force and source of innovation and development of the food industry", which are also widely recognized by people in the food industry.

The above achievements described by leaders and experts are fully reflected in this exhibition. According to the relevant person in charge of the exhibition organizing committee, among the 1495 exhibitors at home and abroad, more than 200 merchants participated in the exhibition for the first time, and the total exhibition area of the exhibition was about 106000 square meters, an increase of 33000 square meters compared with the previous exhibition. From the first day of the opening of the exhibition, the trade volume under the new normal of the exhibition economy has been on a straight-line rise, making good achievements. The facilities and environment of the exhibition hall, the scale of the exhibition and the number of exhibitors have reached a record high.

Higher degree of internationalization and specialization and unprecedented influence

The reporter found that the degree of internationalization and specialization of this exhibition has gone up to a new level. This is mainly reflected in its focus and service in the field of food, and with its own brand effect and advantages in the international exhibition of the same kind of unique, formed its own distinctive characteristics and status.

According to the reporter, in the international exhibition area of hall 3 and part Hall 4 of Shanghai National Convention and Exhibition Center, there are 440 overseas exhibition companies, 48 more than that of the previous exhibition. Many well-known overseas enterprises are regular customers of previous FIC exhibitions, such as Spyker, DSM, DuPont Danisco, rogate, Cargill, BASF, novozyme, rossello, yiruian food ingredients Co., Ltd., Williamson company, Wilde company, Seagate group, elephant group, etc. There are also large-scale exhibition groups such as the United States National Exhibition Group, the South Korea National Exhibition Group, the Japanese National Exhibition Group, and the Taiwan exhibition group of China. They are also old friends who have visited the exhibition for many years.

According to the incomplete statistics of the Organizing Committee of this exhibition, tens of thousands of professional visitors from more than 50 countries and regions came to visit the exhibition on the first day. The exhibition hall is full of trade representatives and professional visitors, and information exchange and trade negotiations can be seen everywhere. With the patronage of so many well-known merchants at home and abroad and the high popularity of exhibitors, the internationalization, specialization and level of this FIC exhibition have been further improved, and the title of Asia's largest international and professional brand exhibition is more worthy of its name.

It provides an efficient platform for businessmen to negotiate, purchase and order and entrepreneurs to start their own businesses

The reporter saw that 1055 domestic enterprises gathered in hall 4.1, hall 5.1 and hall 6.1 of the National Convention and Exhibition Center, including many domestic backbone enterprises and excellent export enterprises, forming a strong and high-level domestic exhibition lineup. These exhibitors focus on health, natural, functional products and food safety, and pay attention to product quality and technological innovation. While further expanding domestic demand, maintaining growth and safeguarding people's livelihood, some export enterprises have adjusted their product mix, strengthened exchanges and cooperation with the international community. While opening up and consolidating the international market and expanding export trade, they also focused on the huge domestic market for food additives and ingredients. The exhibition not only exhibited 23 categories of food additives, 35 categories of food ingredients and various food processing additives, but also exhibited a large number of production and application equipment, detection instruments and various solutions. Because of the global food additives and ingredients