Trends in China’s seafood convenience food market

Published 2024년 8월 19일

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The Chinese seafood convenience food industry is expected to exceed 150 billion yuan in 2024, with the overall convenience food market size in China in 2023 being 499 billion yuan. The sales of aquatic convenience food ranked second on e-commerce platforms in 2023, showing a significant growth. However, the industry faces challenges such as lack of product quality and taste differentiation, and issues with product freshness in the restaurant market. On the other hand, general consumers are drawn to the convenience, taste, and freshness of seafood convenience foods. The market includes both restaurant industry (B-tier demanders) and general consumers (C-tier demanders), with the demand and preferences being distinct. The market includes a variety of seafood convenience foods such as fish, shrimp, abalone and sea cucumber, shellfish, and other types, providing a wide range of choices for consumers.

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Expected to exceed 150 billion yuan this year… Considered a promising market As social development accelerates, Demand for convenient cooking increases Sales of seafood convenience foods in 2023 Ranked 2nd on e-commerce platforms Safety and cost-effectiveness are important in the restaurant industry General consumers are interested in convenience and taste Recently, China's Hongcan Industry Research Institute published the <2024 Aquatic Convenience Food Industry Development White Paper> and analyzed the current status and future trends of the Chinese seafood convenience food industry. In the Chinese market, convenience foods (預制菜, yizhi cai) refer to packaged finished products or semi-finished products made by processing and cooking one or more food raw materials according to standard processing procedures, regardless of whether or not auxiliary ingredients such as seasonings including food additives are added. In recent years, China has entered a stable development stage as the ...

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