According to Sun Zhanyong, Deputy Secretary of the Boxing County Party Committee and County Mayor, in recent years, Boxing County has relied on the advantages of the kitchenware industry and regularly held the International Kitchenware Festival every year to promote the development of quality kitchenware. The China (Boxing) International Kitchenware Festival has become one of the most important exhibitions in China's kitchenware industry with a new development model. Up to now, there are more than 2,000 registered commercial kitchenware manufacturers in the county, and the annual output value of the commercial kitchenware industry is 30 billion yuan, accounting for 40% of the national market share and 90% of the province's market share.
Zhang Li, deputy governor of Boxing County People's Government, introduced the China (Boxing) International Kitchenware Festival as the "wind vane" of China's kitchenware industry, which has been held for 16 sessions, with a cumulative total of 2 million exhibitors and a turnover of over 200 billion yuan. It was awarded the honours of "China's most prestigious economic fair" and "40 excellent special exhibitions in the 40 years of reform and opening up", and was recognized as one of the 12 brand exhibitions in Shandong Province. Department of Commerce. As an emerging industry, the exhibition economy has given birth to many new industries and products that lead the development of the industry, such as "kitchen malls", "4D" commercial kitchens and intelligent refrigerators. It has also led the transformation of the kitchen industry from traditional manufacturing to manufacturing services. As a result, Boxing has become a nationally renowned "Exhibition Capital".
It is understood that this year's Kitchenware Festival is co-hosted by the National Federation of Industry and Commerce Kitchenware Industry Chamber of Commerce, Shandong Kitchenware Association and Boxing County People's Government, and organized by Shandong Zhonglian Commercial Exhibition Co. It will be held from April 26 to 28. With a net exhibition area of 100,000 square metres, more than 10,000 standard booths and four halls, A, B, D and E, the festival can accommodate more than 50,000 visitors at the same time. 1,200 exhibitors will provide high-quality products and business services.