It refers to the manufacture of food with rice, flour, miscellaneous grains and other grains as the main raw materials, which can be used as the staple food only by simple cooking. It has the characteristics of simple eating, convenient carrying and easy storage.
Second, the types of convenience food:
There are many kinds of convenience foods, which can be roughly divided into the following four types.
One: ready-to-eat food:
Such as cakes, bread, steamed bread, oil cakes, dough twists, glutinous rice balls, jiaozi, wonton, etc. Generally, you can eat it when you buy it, each with its own characteristics.
Two: quick-frozen food:
Is to make all kinds of food in advance, and then put it in a container for quick freezing. You can eat it after a little heating.
Three: dried or powdered convenience food:
These foods, such as instant noodles, instant rice noodles, instant rice, instant drinks or seasonings, instant milk powder, etc. You can also soak it in water or boiled water and eat it immediately.
Four: canned food:
That is, a can that uses film instead of metal and glass bottles. This kind of food keeps the original flavor of the food well, and it is small in size, light in weight, hygienic and convenient, but the price is slightly higher.
In addition, there are some semi-finished foods, which can also be regarded as convenience foods.
The future of convenience food
One: From the domestic situation:
With the rapid economic development in China, especially the accelerated pace of life, people have changed their traditional way of life. As people are less and less willing to spend more time in the kitchen, a new generation of consumer groups are growing, keeping the convenience food in a good growth momentum.
According to the statistics of the national industry report at the end of 2006:
Convenience food will occupy more than half of the food market in China, and the annual sales growth rate is about 8%- 10%, especially since 2008.
The main reason for the development of convenience food is that besides being cheap and convenient, hygiene, nutrition and taste are also important factors for consumers to consider, and convenience food is constantly changing with people's needs.
At present, a new type of convenience food with dishes as the main content in China is extended to convenience food by using the four elements of China traditional cuisine, which makes the convenience food market enter a new development stage. At present, there are about 250 kinds of convenience dishes in the national market, and convenience foods are constantly changing with the changes of people's needs.
At present, China's convenience food industry only accounts for 16% of the food manufacturing industry, and from the monthly ranking of 16 chain commercial foods published by China Commercial Information Center of the Domestic Trade Bureau, there are only 7 kinds of convenience foods. According to the latest survey statistics in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other big cities, the annual growth rate of convenience food sales has remained at 8%- 10 for several years. Moreover, the consumption of convenience food is largely related to the rise of "tourism fever". Through the investigation of 10000 supermarkets, shopping malls and convenience stores by relevant market research institutions, the sales volume and sales volume of convenience foods have been in the forefront of all the goods sold, and China's convenience food processing industry is still in the growth stage, so the convenience food market has great development potential.
2008 will be a year of rapid development of convenience food in China, and also a bright spot of food industry in China.
Second: from an international perspective:
When it comes to convenience food, you can't help mentioning convenience food in Japan.
As we all know, the founder of instant noodles is Japanese. At the same time, instant rice is also a Japanese patent.
Japan's output of convenience food has always ranked first in the world. In Japan, convenience food accounts for 95% of the total food! ! This is higher than that of European countries.
The Japanese invented convenience food, of course, mainly because the Japanese have too little free time, and heavy housework often makes people tired and naturally harmful to their health. It is reported that every time a family eats convenience food, it can save at least one hour of housework time, which can be used for fitness, leisure and other activities.
Japanese convenience foods also pay special attention to rich nutrition. For example, the nutritious lunch box introduced by the Tokyo Metro, although small in quantity, contains rice, steamed bread, fish, vegetables, fruit slices and other foods 10, and is supplemented with various minerals.
Therefore, there will be more and more convenient foods with good quality and low price!