The newly released No. 1 central document on February 13 explicitly mentioned for the first time that "improving the standardization and normalization level of industries such as clean dishes and central kitchens, cultivating and developing the prefabricated vegetable industry", and under the strong support of favorable policies of local governments, gave the rapidly developing prefabricated vegetable industry a new mission and development direction.

At the same time, in the context of implementing the "Healthy China" strategy and the "Big Food Concept" concept, realizing the national level food security strategy and empowering the pre packaged food industry with cutting-edge technology to develop towards health and safety is the general trend. Therefore, many academic research and industrial development issues need to be discussed by the public.

On April 24-26, 2023, the highly anticipated "Second China International Prefabricated Vegetable Industry Development Conference" was grandly held in Qingdao, Shandong Province.

This conference is jointly organized by the China Hotel Association and the Qingdao Municipal People's Government, with the theme of "Healthy New Consumption of Quality Prefabricated Vegetables". It aims to promote rural revitalization and promote the branding and high-quality development of the prefabricated vegetable industry through the 2023 Action Plan for High Quality Development of Prefabricated Vegetables, the National Action Plan for Quality Prefabricated Vegetables, and the China Prefabricated Vegetable President Forum.

More than 300 enterprises, including government departments, industry associations, well-known restaurants and catering enterprises, digital enterprises, financial investment enterprises, industrial chain supply chain enterprises, and more than 500 people from various regions, as well as more than 50 pre packaged food enterprises from across the country, gathered at the exhibition to conduct in-depth discussions on new trends, standards, ecology, and technologies in the pre packaged food industry under a healthy environment, making the future clearer and more visible.

As a leader in the research and production of young food products in China, Yuanda Biotechnology was invited to attend the conference and bring a new "natural biological preservation"+"functional" dual effect food preservation solution. We hope to establish ourselves at the forefront of the industry, broaden the new application of young food product technology in the field of pre packaged vegetables, and use the innovative power of biotechnology to benefit the health of Chinese people.

Leaders' speeches promote integrated development

Jiang Zengwei, Chief Expert of the China Hotel Association, Chairman of the Global Service Trade Alliance, and former Deputy Minister of Commerce, Zhang Yuxiang, former member of the Party Group of the Ministry of Agriculture and President of the China Agricultural Products Market Association, Zhang Lin, Deputy Secretary General of the Qingdao Municipal People's Government, Yin Liangang, Deputy Secretary and District Chief of the Chengyang District Committee, Chen Xinhua, President of the China Hotel Association, Song Tiantian, Deputy District Chief of the Chengyang District People's Government of Qingdao, and Shi Yuelin, Second level Inspector of the Qingdao Agriculture and Rural Bureau, delivered opening speeches. The leaders reviewed the development of the pre packaged food industry in previous years, looked forward to a great blueprint for the future of pre packaged food, and believed that this conference could expand a new track of mutual benefit and win-win, leverage the advantages of all parties, work together to connect the upstream and downstream industrial chains of pre packaged food, promote industrial integration, and empower and accelerate the high-quality and healthy development of the pre packaged food industry. Besides At the opening ceremony of the conference, representatives from Ireland, Norway and other Chinese institutions sent videos congratulating the conference on its convening.

At this conference, the China Hotel Association released the Action Plan for High Quality Development of Prefabricated Vegetables, and also held the launch ceremony of the National Tour of Quality Prefabricated Vegetables.

The China Hotel Association has also signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the People's Government of Chengyang District, Qingdao, to support the vigorous development of the prefabricated food industry in Chengyang District.

It is worth mentioning that the "Key Laboratory of Special Food Processing of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (jointly built by the Ministry and the Province)" led by Qingdao Agricultural University was officially unveiled at the conference, focusing on the development needs of the special food industry, strengthening industry university research cooperation, collaborative innovation of key common technologies and strategic forward-looking technologies, achieving a high degree of integration between "research and development, achievements and transformation, technology and industry", forming an important intersection of industrial chain and innovation chain, and carrying out research and development of prefabricated dishes, fast food, instant noodles and other products, contributing important strategic scientific and technological strength to support high-quality agricultural development and comprehensive rural revitalization.

Experts discuss new trends in the pre packaged food industry

At the main forum of the Summit, Shan Yang, an academician of the CAE Member, Xue Changhu, president of the School of Food Science and Engineering of Ocean University of China, and Xue Changhu, president of Qingdao Marine Food Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute, Wang Bin, chairman of Lihe Flavor (Qingdao) Food Industry Co., Ltd., Peng Chuantao, chief scientist of Qingdao Special Food Research Institute's "Innovation Platform for Basic Research, Development and Application of Probiotics and Postbiotics" and other well-known experts and scholars from the fields of biotechnology and nutrition and health, as well as representative enterprise leaders in the field of prefabricated dishes and key nodes upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, were invited to share the theme. Focusing on the status and opportunities in the field of prefabricated dishes, the bottleneck of industrial technology, the integrated development of industry, university and research, the transformation of scientific research achievements and other related industrial problems, based on B end (enterprise) cost reduction and efficiency increase+C Multi dimensional, multi perspective, and interdisciplinary communication is carried out to promote industry university research cooperation and the transformation of scientific and technological achievements in response to the health demands of consumers, and to integrate the development of pre packaged dishes and the health industry.

Professor Dan Yang gave a speech on the theme of "The Current Situation and Development Trends of Pre made Vegetables", which deeply interpreted the development history of pre made vegetables at home and abroad, as well as the current development form of the pre made vegetable industry. The focus was on exploring the progress of pre made vegetable technology under the new situation to meet the constantly changing needs of consumers. Xue Changhu, Dean of the School of Food Science and Engineering at Ocean University of China and Dean of Qingdao Ocean Food Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute, systematically analyzed the scientific basis and key processing technologies of pre packaged seafood dishes. He elaborated on the current development status of the pre packaged seafood industry, the characteristics and nutritional value of raw materials for pre packaged seafood dishes, and key processing technologies for pre packaged seafood dishes, exploring new trends in upgrading the quality of pre packaged seafood dishes and focusing on promoting high-quality economic development.

Professor Peng Chuantao, who has long been engaged in research in the field of epigenetic technology, brings a thematic sharing on the application and mechanism of epigenetic bio preservation in pre made vegetables. From the perspectives of history and development, experiments and research, market application cases, etc., he comprehensively introduces the characteristics and functions of epigenetic technology, as well as the YDFF of epigenetic technology ®- The diverse functions and extensive application value of 3 in the field of functional products such as pre packaged meals.

·Shan Yang, academician of CAE Member

·Xue Changhu, Dean of the School of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China

·Peng Chuantao, Chief Scientist of the "Probiotics and Postbiotics Basic Research and Development Application Innovation Platform" at Qingdao Special Food Research Institute

The sub venue forum and roundtable forum respectively focused on "Quality Marine Prefabricated Food Industry" and "Development Opportunities and Challenges of Marine Prefabricated Food". Several experts and industry representatives in the field of prefabricated food jointly focused on the marine prefabricated food industry, exploring new trends in the upgrading of marine prefabricated food quality, sharing and discussing the future development path of the prefabricated food industry, and further solving problems for the high-quality development of the prefabricated food industry.

Developing new opportunities for food safety

Biological preservation helps prefabricated food to be safer

According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, in the first quarter of this year, the national catering revenue was 1.21 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.9% compared to last year and 14% compared to pre pandemic 2019. A good start, exceeding expectations, greatly boosted the confidence of the hotel and catering industry. High quality prefabricated semi-finished products and prefabricated ingredients have broad market potential in the restaurant and catering market. At the same time, driven by multiple factors such as the "stay at home economy" and fast pace of life, the demand for pre made meals continues to grow, with explosive growth during holidays. It is expected that the market size will exceed 830 billion yuan by 2025, and it is known as the next "trillion level" new track and new trend in the industry.

For C-end consumers, although they have already achieved full and good eating, they still have doubts about the health and safety of pre made dishes. With the continuous increase in labor costs in recent years and the continuous enhancement of national requirements for food safety, the food safety issues of pre packaged dishes include the safety of ingredients, processing, and transportation, involving preservation, seasoning, cold chain logistics, and other links. It is also an urgent problem that enterprises need to solve in the future. Especially to improve the health, safety, and freshness of pre made dishes, there is an urgent need for corresponding technological support.

The logistics cold chain system is one of the effective ways to ensure the freshness of pre made dishes, but it can easily affect the preservation of products during logistics transportation, catering sales, and customer hands. Therefore, adding preservatives can play an important role in product preservation and reduce the loss of freezing efficiency in production.

Traditional preservatives have limitations and are even misunderstood as harmful to health, making it difficult to meet the market and consumer demands for the health and safety of pre made vegetables. The research on natural, non-toxic, stable, and healthy preservation has become a key breakthrough in promoting the healthy upgrading of the prefabricated vegetable industry

In response to the pain points of anti-corrosion in the food industry mentioned above, natural green biological anti-corrosion can provide support for the safety of pre packaged food. It can not only stabilize the safety of food, but also lock in its nutrients, thereby completely dispelling consumers' concerns, promoting the rapid development of the pre packaged food industry, and maximizing the value of pre packaged food and related enterprises.

Natural biological anti-corrosion+functional

Postnatal element YDFF ®- Leading the New Trend of Health Preservation in the Prefabricated Vegetable Industry

Since its establishment, Yuanda Biotechnology has been committed to the research and development, production, and sales of natural raw material components, including YDFF, the first functional biological anti-corrosion raw material in China ®- 3 is an important scientific research achievement launched by Qingdao Yuanda Biotechnology Co., Ltd., which can meet the diversified, healthy, and safe anti-corrosion needs in the food industry.

Professor Peng Chuantao, founder of Qingdao Yuanda Biotechnology, stated that the YDFF, which is enriched and fermented by lactic acid bacteria, can be integrated into the field of food preservation and enable natural biological preservation to play a role in the pre packaged food industry ®- 3 is a type of epigenetic raw material with natural biological preservative effects, characterized by natural, efficient, non-toxic, and safe properties. It effectively inhibits deadly and spoilage bacteria that are prone to occur in food, thereby effectively extending the shelf life of the product. And, the epigenetic element YDFF ®- 3 have great market potential and development prospects, including but not limited to dairy and dairy products, compound seasonings, cooked meat and seafood, pickled vegetables, beverages, baked goods, and functional health products.

It is worth mentioning that the epigenetic element YDFF ®- 3 also has the effects of regulating the balance of intestinal microbiota, improving immunity, and assisting in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. It can improve intestinal health without harming the human body, achieving the dual effects of "natural biological preservation" and "functionality", further safeguarding consumer safety.

In the future, Yuanda Biotechnology will continue to deeply implement the national health development strategy, use independent research and development and technological changes to drive the empowerment of functional product raw materials in more industries to achieve innovation, upgrading, and application landing, truly benefiting the Chinese people and making greater contributions to China's green, healthy, and sustainable development.