Eurasia Consult scans the food news from China on a daily basis.

On this page, we regularly drop a few lines of what we believe to be interesting information picked up during all that scanning. We will select items that do usually not reach the international media. We will make an effort to start with a clean page each Monday.

Update 30/3/2026

• The value of the 2025 Chinese market for cleaned vegetables was RMB 379.58 billion; up from RMB 77.06 billion in 2015.
• The value of the 2025 Chinese plum market was RMB 57.1 billion.
• The value of the 2025 Chinese chili sauce market was RMB 48.41 billion; up 3.3%.
• Yili Dairy has launched a vitamin D + calcium + zinc beverage for children.
• Beverage maker Nongfu Spring’s annual turnover has exceeded RMB 50 billion for the first time, reaching RMB 52.553 in 2025.
• Mengniu Dairy has filed a turnover of RMB 82.24 billion in 2025.
• Instant noodle maker Chef Kong has achieved a turnover of RMB 79.068 billion in 2025

Update 31/3/2026

• The value of the 2025 Chinese industrial vegetable growing business was RMB 2.248 billion; up 13.8%.
• Ziran Guangnian has launched a series of TCM-based a children’s health drinks under the Little Lamb Forrest brand.

Update 2/4/2026

• Insiders expect that China will produce 2500 mt of durians in 2026 and import 1,9 mt.
• Seasoning maker Haitian has generated a turnover of RMB 28.873 billion; up 7.32%.

Update 3/4/2026

• Starbucks has entered into a joint venture with the Chinese private equity firm Boyu Capital to ensure growth of its Chinese market share. Boyu will own 60% of the equity.