In recent years, Yangxi County has vigorously promoted the construction of green food industrial parks, focused on polishing the brands of "China's Condiment Capital", "China's Xianggu" and "National Top Ten Condiment Industrial Bases", continuously expanded the condiment industry, and strived to build the world's largest condiment production base and Nanpai soy sauce cultural center, which has injected strong impetus into the high-quality economic and social development of Yangxi.
Guangdong delicious fresh seasoning food *** is the first enterprise to enter the park. With a total investment of more than 3 billion yuan, the production base of Meiwei Xianyang West mainly produces soy sauce, chicken essence powder, oyster sauce, cooking wine, vinegar and other products. Since the first phase of the project was put into operation in 2014, it has created nearly 1 billion yuan in tax revenue.
Hu Feng, Production Director of Guangdong Delicious Fresh Seasoning Food***:
The construction of the delicious Xianyang West production base began in 2012, and the annual output of condiments can reach 1.12 million tons after full production, with an annual output value of nearly 10 billion yuan. We are the first enterprise to settle in Yangxi Industrial Park, and excellent enterprises such as Kraft Heinz, Arowana, Meiweiyuan, Zhimeizhai and other peers have also settled in, helping the green food industry, including condiments, to become a pillar industry in Yangxi and even Yangjiang.
Guangdong Meiweiyuan Spice Co., Ltd. is a local enterprise, integrating R&D, production and sales of edible spices and high-end seasonings.
According to the person in charge of the enterprise, the settlement of leading condiment enterprises at home and abroad, the agglomeration development of the industry and the formation of the whole industrial chain have brought more resources and convenience to them.
Yuan Siqiang, executive deputy general manager of Guangdong Meiweiyuan Spice Co., Ltd.:
We have grown from a factory with an annual output value of 500,000 yuan to an annual output value of 23.5 billion yuan, is 18 years of experience. In our next direction, we will make full use of the advantages of Yangxi's local sea resources and make great efforts in the field of fresh vegetables.
In recent years, Yangxi County has adhered to the principle of "developing to the sea and establishing a county by industry", vigorously developed leading industries such as green food, and strived to build four major industrial clusters of condiments, food and beverages, flavors and fragrances, and packaging supporting facilities in the green food industrial park.
Up to now, a total of 139 projects have been introduced in the parkAmong them, there are 15 condiment enterprises and 28 green food enterprises, gathering the world's top 500 Kraft Heinz, Yihai Kerry (Arowana condiment), Chubang, Zhimeizhai, Jiawei and other condiment enterprises and supporting projects such as Fuying Packaging and Jinhong Paper ProductsIt is estimated that the production capacity of condiments will reach 1.5 million tons in 2023.
Wang Feng, deputy general manager of Yangjiang Zhongyang United Development:
For the development of the condiment industry, the park actively builds upstream and downstream industrial chains for enterprises, and has formed a complete industrial supporting facilities such as transportation and logistics, packaging support, combined cooling, heating and power, sewage treatment, and food testing. In the next step, we will speed up the development of the fourth phase to provide development space for large condiment enterprises to settle in and add new vitality to the development of Yangxi.
* Yangjiang News Yangxi County Rong ** Center.
Edited by Leung Tsz Belle.