中国·福州——热爱城市从热爱美食开始

“Three Festivals in One” -- China Food Festival, Fujian Cuisine Culture Festival, and Fotiaoqiang Festival -- To Be Open on October 31

A Three-Day Event, A One-stop Experience of Dining, Shopping, and Exchanging

A Large Number of Professional Visitors at A Previous China Food Festival (Photo Courtesy of the Interviewee)

From October 31 to November 2, the 25th China Food Festival & the 2nd Fujian Cuisine Culture Festival, and the 1st (Fuzhou) Fotiaoqiang Festival will be held at the Fuzhou Strait International Conference and Exhibition Center. Food enthusiasts, culinary experts, master chefs and leading enterprises in the industry will guide both professional audiences and citizens into a world of gastronomy, offering them a chance to experience the charm of Chinese culinary culture and the international influence of Fujian cuisine.

The event will be hosted by the China Hospitality Association and organized by the Catering Business Department, Exhibition Department, Time-Honored Brand and Intangible Cultural Heritage Professional Committee, Food Delivery Professional Committee, Famous Chefs Professional Committee, Prepared Food Professional Committee, Famous Snacks Professional Committee of the China Hospitality Association, as well as the Fuzhou Catering and Cuisine Industry Association, Shandong Haiming Exhibition Co., Ltd., and Beijing Huijing International Exhibition Co., Ltd.

Large Scale, High Profile

Participation by Leading Brands

The China Food Festival is a large-scale high-profile international culinary event with a strong public participation in the catering industry. This year, the festival, themed “Fostering New Quality Productive Forces and Promoting the Development of New Fujian Cuisine,” will attract a diverse range of high-quality catering-related enterprises from home and abroad, including those involved in agricultural products, specialty foods, condiments, beverages, kitchenware, tableware, and equipment. Covering the entire industry chain from raw material supply to final consumption, the event will bring together leading brands such as Meituan, Eleme, JD Pre-made Food, Liubiju, Juchunyuan, Hydewin, Qiao Fu Da Yuan, Yihai Kerry, Bao Zhi Yuan, Bai Xiang Shun, Jiahao Food, Gulong Food, Donggu Flavoring & Food, and Baisheng Seafood.

The food festival will include the Fotiaoqiang Industry Chain Exhibition and the Green Takeaway Industry Chain Exhibition, providing catering businesses with a one-stop high-quality and cost-effective procurement platform.

During the 2024 China Food Festival, the main forum of the 2024 China Catering Industry High-Quality Development Conference and the sub-forum of the 2024 Fujian Cuisine Industry and Development Conference will be held concurrently, offering valuable suggestions for the high-quality development of the national catering industry while providing an excellent platform for promoting Fujian cuisine and Fotiaoqiang, known as a treasure of Fujian cuisine.

Rich Content and A Diverse Range of Brands

A Dazzling Array of Theme Exhibitions

The five theme exhibitions in the catering sector, covering over 12,000 square meters, will attract more than 20,000 professional visitors, over 3,000 professional buyers and distributors, and leaders from the 2024 Top 100 Restaurant Brands… The 25th China Food Festival & the 2nd Fujian Cuisine Culture Festival, and the 1st (Fuzhou) Fotiaoqiang Festival, will continue to maintain the high standards and quality of previous editions, bringing a gourmet feast to the industry and the city of Fuzhou.

The 2024 Landmark Food and Culture Themed Banquet Exhibition will bring together renowned landmark food representative enterprises, well-known brand restaurants, and catering businesses from across the country. It will showcase representative landmark dishes from various regions, including classic signature dishes, famous snacks, and products from well-known food companies. The exhibition will also feature theme banquets and landmark gourmet feasts with distinctive cultural characteristics from Fujian Province and other provinces and cities nationwide. Additionally, the organizing committee will launch the “One County, One Table of Dishes” premium display and exchange.

The 2024 Culinary Ingredients Exhibition will invite outstanding domestic ingredient suppliers to showcase premium “local specialties,” “famous, special, high-quality and new” ingredients from Fujian and other parts of the country. It will feature specialty ingredients such as pre-made food, prepared ingredients and semi-finished products, as well as pre-packaged products like local dishes, poon choi, cold dishes, braised foods, New Year’s dishes, barbecue foods, baked goods, seasonal foods, and travel snacks. Besides, recommended ingredients from the Famous Chefs Professional Committee of the China Hospitality Association will also be showcased.

The 2024 Fotiaoqiang Industry Chain Exhibition will bring together domestic manufacturers and distributors of pre-made and semi-finished Fotiaoqiang products, companies engaged in the breeding, processing, and production of Fotiaoqiang ingredients, and those engaged in Fotiaoqiang utensils and supplies, to showcase pre-made and semi-finished Fotiaoqiang products, Fotiaoqiang ingredients such as abalone, sea cucumber, dried scallops, and peppercorns, as well as Fotiaoqiang-related utensils, packaging, and other essential products.

The 2024 Brand Catering Machinery Equipment and Utensils Exhibition will showcase high-quality products such as central kitchen machinery, kitchen equipment, smart catering devices, takeaway food packaging, takeaway food containers, tableware, and other catering supplies and utensils.

The 2024 “Chinese Food Export” National Brand Catering Empowerment Conference (Fuzhou Station) will invite several representatives from the national catering industry and associations. Focusing on the global expansion trend of Chinese cuisine, it will help Chinese catering businesses navigate international market competition and empower Chinese cuisine to integrate into the international food market.

In addition, a series of events including the 2024 First China Chic Food Gathering, the 2024 National Catering Industry Model Worker Demonstration, the 2024 CHA China Culinary Championship – Baixiangshun Lemengda Cup · Healthy Nutrition Culinary Creativity Competition, and the 4th China Takeout Festival will also be held during this Food Festival. These events are designed to deeply cater to consumer demands and promote the high-quality development of catering service consumption. (Fuzhou Evening News Reporter: Jiang Hai)