GuangdongTea Leaves Coca-Cola Frothing

Guangdong herbal tea has become the top selling beverage in the southern Chinese province, beating international beverage giant Coca-Cola firmly into second place. Last year alone, a total of     

Development Trend of China's Beverage Market

According to an authoritativedepartment, Chiha's beverage outputwas just 280,000 tons in 1980, andone million tons in 1985. In 1995, as a resultof a sharp increase, beverage output reached10 million tons. The past 15 years havewitnessed an annual growth rate of 26.7percent for beverage output. So the beverageindustry has become one of the foodstuffindustries that has developed the fastest inthe past decade. The variety has expandedfrom only carbonic acid beverages to juices,     

China Becomes Growth Pole of Global Milk Industry

It was recently learnt from China Association of Milk Industry, the developing trend of the global milk industry indicates that, China has become the growth pole of the future development of the global milk industry. The statistical data of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations indicates, in recent ten years, the global milk production has always been in a growth rate of 1 % each year; at present, the total milk output is 594 million tons,     

SIAL China 2009 Boosting International Food Trade

SIAL China, 2009 will be held in Shanghai New International Fair Center, on May 19- 21, 2009. SIAL is a world-renowned exhibition for food and beverage products with a history of 40 years since its creation in Paris in 1964. It is regarded as the largest inter- national trade show in the food and beverage industry.     

China Becomes Growth Pole of Global Milk Industry

It was recently learnt from China Association of Milk Industry, the developing trend of the global milk industry indicates that,China has become the growth pole of the future development of the global milk industry.     

Hotter Competition in Summer

Due to the downturn in global economy, the economic growth rate in China sharply decreased in the first quarter of 2009. However, the fluctuating macro economy won＇t change the uptrend in food and beverage industry. The ratio between added-values of food industry and agriculture industry in China is 0.22 at present, but the ratio in developed western co＇untries averagesl.2,mean-ing-ihat-there-is still great p＇otentiai and room in Chinese food industry. During the ＂llth five-year＂ period, the beverage industry is expected to grow at a rate of 15% or above. In this way, the production in this industry in 2010 will reach 68 million tons.     

Beverage Company:Hotter Competition in Summer

Due to the downturn in global economy, the economic growth rate in China sharply decreased in the first quarter of 2009. However, the fluctuating macro economy won't change the uptrend in food and beverage industry. The ratio between added-values of food industry and agriculture industry in China is 0.22 at present, but the ratio in developed western countries averages 1.2, meaning that there is still great potential and room in Chinese food industry. During the "11th five-year" period, the beverage industry is expected to grow at a rate of 15% or above. In this way, the production in this industry in 2010 will reach 68 million tons.     

Automatic Soya-bean Milk Machine

Soya-bean milk has been a favorite drink for the Chinese people since ancient times. With the development of health consciousness, this low heat, low fat and highly nutritious natural drink has become popular. However, backward production technology and a shortage of marketing channels have prevented people from having easy access to fresh soya-bean milk. The Qingzhou brand automatic household soya-bean milk machine developed by the Qingzhou Trade Company in Beijing is produced using     

Coke eyes“organic” growth for juice businessin China

Coca-Cola Co, the world＇s largest beverage maker, will focus on organic growth for its juice business in the country and focus on its own juice brand, Minute Maid, a top executive said June 24.     

SIAL China 2010:The Year to Be in China

The organizers of the largest leading exhibition for the food, beverage and hospitality industries are proud and excited to present the 1 lth edition of SIAL China that will take place at Shanghai New International Exhibition Centre from May 19-21, 2010.     

Contaminated milk powder reveals safety issue

Stores across China rushed to take Sanlu baby milk powder offshelves on September 12 after a late September 10 announcement by the company and the Ministry of Health confirmed consumers′widespread suspicion that the product was to blanae for dozens of infant kidney stone cases and one death. Santu Group, a leading Chinese dairy producer, said it discovered its baby milk powder products were     

Contaminated milk powder reveals safety issue

Stores across China rushed to take Sanlu baby milk powder off shelves on September 12 after a late September 10 announcement by the company and the Ministry of Health confirmed consumers＇ widespread suspicion that the product was to blame for dozens of infant kidney stone cases and one death. Sanlu Group, a leading Chinese dairy producer, said it discovered its baby milk powder products were contaminated by the chemical melamine. It decided to recall an estimated 700 tonnes of the problematic formula produced before August 6.     

Anhui Yunjiu Group

Situated between three open cities ofNanjing, Wuhu and Hefei and beside LakeCaohu, the Anhui Yunjiu Group has tenenterprises, including six productionenterprises of liquor, beer, beverage, ediblealcohol and paper box, and four commercialenterprises of sales, transportation, trade andjunk collection, with total assets of RMB 130million, staff of 2000, including 500 technicalpersonnel. The group has an annual productioncapability of 30,000 tons of liquor, 20,000tons of beer, 10,000 tons of beverage, 500tons of low alcohol percentage health wine.Products include four categories with 40     

Where to Have Safe Food?

Go to the fairsMaggie Sun,who works in Beijing CBD district,now makes the trip to the Country Fair outside the fourth east ring every weekend to buy week-lasting milk,egg,and vegetable,even though the prices are five times or more than those in the average market.     

Domestic grain prices to meet international levels next year

As of November 2, around 130 Chinese milk producers remained closed as a result of the melaminetainted dairy scandal, said the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology （MIIT） here on November 5.     

Top 10 Biggest Shopping Malls in China

1.Dongguan:The South China Mall Located in Wanjiang of Dongguan,Guangdong with a construction area of 890,000 square meters,it is called the largest mall in the world.There are 8000 parking spots.With an investment of RMB 2.5 billion,it is the first super mall in- corporating seven themes including shopping,leisure,food and beverage,entertain- ment,tourism,culture and sports.It was open for business on May 1,2005.     

China races extreme weather for wheat harvest

Close to four thousand milk collection stations in China have been shut down due to substandard conditions, Song Kungang, director-general of the China Dairy Industry Association, said on June 3.     

Coca-Cola ＂won＇t adjust Huiyuan offer＂ despite weak stock market

The Coca-Cola Co. on December 2 said it will not revise its offer for China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd. despite the weak equities market. Li Xiaojun, vice president of Coca-Cola China, told Xinhua that the world＇s beverage giant is still confident about the outlook for Huiyuan＇s juice business. In a joint statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 2, the two companies said China＇s Ministry of Commerce is still reviewing the application for anti-trust approval. The review will continue until March 23, 2009. Coca-Cola will make further announcements after the anti-trust review, Li said.     

Food safety fears gnaw at intl stores

Chinese parents spooked by a series of food safety scandals are importing baby formula from overseas in a trend that is causing milk powder supplies to dwindle across the globe.