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The recently-opened Xinjiang Baicheng Fresh Food Supply Chain, located at the Urumqi Economic and Technological Development Zone (Toutunhe district), is changing the way that food makes its way into the mouths of hungry locals.
The Baicheng Fresh Food Processing and Logistics Park was put into operation in the zone in July this year as one of the 100 key projects set to benefit the people of Urumqi in 2017.
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Workers put together ready meals at the Baicheng Fresh Food Processing and Logistics Park. [Photo/uetd.gov.cn] |
In just a few short months the park has established itself as the city's "central kitchen", producing 300,000 servings of staples such as rice and noodles, 300,000 ready meals and 30 tons of minimally processed vegetables every day. As one of the biggest and most technologically-advanced food parks in Northwest China, it is able to produce three meals a day each to 600,000 people.
As well as production, the park also delivers anywhere within the city, taking online orders to create a complete food supply chain from farm to dining table.
Liu Cheng, president of Xinjiang Baicheng Fresh Food, said that the central kitchen area is a bacteria-free environment which adheres to the highest standards of hygiene. The park has set up a traceability system for food safety to keep track of food quality information and guarantee supervision.
Mechanized production has brought about transformation in the food industry, according to Liu. "In the central kitchen, there are two people and one machine. The machine can peel 600 kilograms of potatoes per hour as well as making 6,000 steamed buns per hour," he said.
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Baicheng Fresh Food Processing and Logistics Park is put into operation in July, 2017. [Photo/uetd.gov.cn] |
The park also caters schools and companies in Urumqi as well s for big events including the China-Eurasia Expo, Xinjiang Food Expo and Xinjiang Auto Expo.
Urumqi No 39 Middle School was one of the park's first partners. Xiao Haijun, director of the teaching affairs office, said the service saves time and labor and is very convenient.
"We used to cook lunch for more than 1,800 teachers and students. With the food delivery service, the number of kitchen staff has been reduced from 20 people to just seven," Xiao said.
The park will also offer a breakfast delivery service in the near future. It has ordered 100 mobile dining cars, which are expected to hit the streets of Urumqi by May next year.
