The "12th China Noodle Products Conference", "Eleventh Frozen and Frozen Food Conference" and "Convenient Food Twenty Years Achievement Exhibition" hosted by the Chinese Society for Food Science and Technology were grandly held in Beijing on September 5, 2011 . This is a retrospect and prospect after the rapid development of Chinese convenience food for 20 years. The meeting was supported by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Health. A lot of convenience food companies and elites from the scientific and technological circles gathered to participate in this grand event. In addition, nearly 10,000 visitors including industry representatives, channel distributors, media and consumers visited the "Convenient Food Twenty Years Achievement Exhibition".

        Convenience food is an active sector of China's food industry. Marked by the launch of Master Kong's instant noodles and Longfeng glutinous rice balls in 1992, the instant noodle and frozen prepared food industries have developed rapidly from scratch. As of 2011, the total output value of China's convenience food exceeded 270 billion yuan, making it a proud sector of China's food industry with innovative features. This conference reviewed and sorted out the development history of China’s convenience food industry represented by instant noodles and quick-frozen rice and noodle products over the past 20 years, analyzed the core reasons for the rapid development of China’s convenience food industry, and proposed the future development of China’s convenience food industry. Challenges facing. By effectively consolidating the power of the business community and the scientific and technological community, a cross-border communication platform has been built for the new round of development of China's convenience food, and it has provided strategic thinking for the development of China's convenience food industry. At the same time, in order to showcase the industry’s innovative achievements and guide the public’s scientific consumer outlook, the organizer also held a popular science activity with the theme of “Technology Changes Life-Face to Face with the Media”, and focused on the “Bone Broth Gate” that was concerned by all parties from 2011 to 2012. , "Staphylococcus aureus exceeding the standard", "Fluorescence door of packaging container", "One drop of incense", "Beef jelly" and "Noodles are combustible". The six events were clearly and concentrated scientifically, and received the media and consumer representatives. Unanimously praised.

        Professor Pan Beilei, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Honorary Chairman of China National Light Industry Council, and Honorary Chairman of China Food Science and Technology Association, delivered an opening speech. She pointed out: "The development and progress of China's convenience food industry is the epitome of the development of China's food industry, and it is also a testimony to the continuous improvement of China's overall industrial level. Since 1992, China's convenience food industry has begun to develop rapidly, with instant noodles and quick-frozen The rice and flour products industry is represented by a leap in the past 20 years and has become an important force driving the development of the entire food industry. It has effectively promoted the progress of agricultural products processing, food processing equipment, salty flavors and other related industries, and also greatly It has facilitated people’s lives. In a sense, the progress of China’s convenience food industry is also the epitome of the changing lifestyles of Chinese consumers and the continuous advancement and growth of Chinese society.” She also said that this conference stands in a time connecting the past and the future. Node, reviewing and thinking about the development history of China's convenience food industry in the past two decades is of great significance for exploring the future development of China's convenience food industry and China's overall food industry.

The rapid growth of convenience food is due to the acceleration of social life and the improvement of living standards

China's convenience food industry is a "sunrise industry" rooted in the fertile soil of Chinese food culture, with comparative advantages in resources and labor, and with modern industrial characteristics. It took more than 20 years to cultivate and gradually form a complete industrial chain from farmland to table, and it has become a dynamic force on the stage of China's food industry.

        In 2011, the total output of instant noodles in mainland China reached 48.38 billion packs, accounting for more than 50% of the world. Frozen prepared foods also increased by more than 20 times from an output value of 2 billion yuan in 1997 to 51 billion yuan in 2010. At the same time, the noodle industry has also got rid of the backward production appearance of the past, and has realized the transformation to industrialization, scale and automation. This shows that the rapid growth of my country's convenience food manufacturing industry has become an important driving force for the development of my country's food industry.

        The fundamental reason for the vigorous development of the convenience food industry is the rapidly improving living standards of Chinese society in the past 20 years and the changes in people's consumption needs. The changes in consumption patterns brought about by the large numbers of rural people entering the cities and the fast-paced life of urban residents have caused the food industry to show explosive growth in the past 20 years, which also provides opportunities for the growth of the convenience food industry. Convenience food is on the fast track of development because it caters to people's needs for convenience and deliciousness. In the future, the development of China's convenience food will still be promising. "