In 2022, China's prefabricated food industry showed a steady growth trend. According to statistics, the scale of the prefabricated food industry has reached 4248100 million yuan, an increase of 134%。By the end of 2022, the number of registered enterprises related to prefabricated dishes has reached 760,000, an increase of 3,470 from 2021, with a growth rate of 47%。These data show the vitality and potential of the prepared food industry.
Since the beginning of this year, the enthusiasm of ** capital and enterprises for the prefabricated food industry has continued to rise. The vigorous promotion of policies and measures has made the prefabricated food industry maintain steady growth under the status quo of "three hot and one cold (** hot, capital hot, enterprise hot, and market cold)". At present, the total output value of China's food industry has exceeded 10 trillion yuan, becoming a new growth point with great potential in the national economy. Food prefabrication focusing on prefabricated dishes has become an important direction for the development of the food industry. According to **, the scale of China's prefabricated vegetable market is expected to exceed 600 billion yuan this year. With the increasing consumer demand and the gradual development of food preservation and cold chain logistics technology, it is expected that the industrial scale will exceed one trillion yuan during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. The development of the prefabricated vegetable industry has not only promoted the progress of agriculture, but also realized the commercialization, labeling and branding of raw materials. Food prefabrication reduces the loss of agricultural products, and through intensive treatment, it can reduce food waste by at least 15% every year, which is an important way to achieve resource conservation and environmental friendliness. At the same time, the improvement of cold chain logistics technology reduces the transportation cost of prefabricated dishes, ensures the freshness of prefabricated dishes, and expands the sales radius of prefabricated dishes.
In the list of "Top 100 Prefabricated Vegetable Industry Bases in 2023" released not long ago, there are 17 bases with more than 10 billion yuan in terms of output value. Among them, Shandong, Fujian and Chongqing ranked among the top three in the number of prefabricated vegetable bases, with 5, 4 and 2 respectively. The number of bases in Guangdong, Sichuan, Hubei and Henan is evenly distributed. These figures further show the wide geographical distribution and huge market potential of the prepared food industry. In general, the prefabricated food industry has become an important part of China's food industry, not only promoting the development of agriculture and food industry, but also meeting consumers' needs for convenience, health and deliciousness. With the support of policies, the progress of technology and the expansion of the market, the prefabricated food industry will continue to maintain steady growth and become a new bright spot in the national economy.