艾媒咨询 | 2025年中国餐饮行业发展状况及消费行为调查数据

在预制菜技术与消费升级的双重驱动下，中国餐饮行业正从粗放增长转向精耕细作，进入“品质与效率兼顾，场景与体验融合”的产业转型新阶段。根据全球领先的新经济产业第三方数据挖掘和分析机构iiMedia Research（艾媒咨询）最新发布的《2025年中国餐饮行业发展状况及消费行为调查数据》显示，2024年中国餐饮行业市场规模为55718亿元，同比增长7.4%，预计2025年市场规模将达59284亿元。此外，2024年中国预制菜市场规模已经达到4850亿元，预计2026年预制菜市场规模达到7490亿元。这表明预制菜已成为驱动餐饮业增长与变革的核心引擎。未来，餐饮市场的竞争将愈发聚焦于供应链能力与产品创新，预制菜技术的深化应用将持续重塑行业的格局与体验。
2025年中国餐饮消费调研显示，消费者最为关注的两大因素为“菜品丰富度”（35.57%）与“餐饮卫生干净”（34.01%），反映出对多元体验与基础安全并重的双重需求。紧随其后的“餐饮价格”（33.05%）和“菜品营养健康”（31.98%），则进一步体现出消费者在追求性价比的同时，对健康品质的日益重视。在餐饮类型选择上，火锅以46.71%的偏好度成为最受欢迎的品类，而快餐（46.59%）与正餐（46.23%）亦几乎并驾齐驱，显示出中国餐饮市场在社交型、效率型与品质型消费之间形成的多元共生态势。这表明，中国餐饮市场已进入一个“体验与效率并重、多元与健康并行”的精细化发展阶段。消费者既追求通过丰富菜品和火锅社交获得情绪价值，也注重快餐的效率与正餐的品质。未来，餐饮品牌需精准平衡卫生安全、营养健康与价格价值，才能在激烈的市场竞争中赢得核心优势。
艾媒咨询分析师认为，中国餐饮行业将呈现以下发展趋势：一是标准化与个性化并存，预制菜技术提升效率的同时，定制化、健康化需求凸显；二是场景消费持续深化，火锅等社交餐饮与快餐、品质正餐形成多元生态；三是数字化全面渗透，从供应链管理到会员运营，数据驱动精益增长。行业竞争核心将从规模扩张转向品质、效率与体验的深度融合，开启高质量发展新阶段。
Driven by the dual forces of pre-prepared food technology and consumption upgrade, China's catering industry is shifting from extensive growth to meticulous cultivation, entering a new stage of industrial transformation that emphasizes both quality and efficiency, as well as the integration of scenarios and experiences. According to the latest "2025 China Catering Industry Development Status and Consumer Behavior Survey Data" released by iiMedia Research (iimedia research), a leading third-party data mining and analysis institution for the new economy industry, the scale of China's catering industry reached 5,571.8 billion yuan in 2024, growing by 7.4% year-on-year. It is projected that the market size will reach 5,928.4 billion yuan in 2025. Additionally, the scale of China's pre-prepared food market has already reached 485 billion yuan in 2024, and it is expected to reach 749 billion yuan in 2026. This indicates that pre-made dishes have become the core engine driving growth and transformation in the catering industry. In the future, competition in the catering market will increasingly focus on supply chain capabilities and product innovation, while the deepened application of pre-made dish technology will continue to reshape the industry's landscape and experience.
The 2025 China Catering Consumption Survey shows that the two most concerned factors for consumers are "richness of dishes" (35.57%) and "cleanliness of catering" (34.01%), reflecting the dual demands for diverse experiences and basic safety. The following "catering prices" (33.05%) and "nutritional health of dishes" (31.98%) further demonstrate that while consumers pursue cost-effectiveness, they also increasingly value health quality. In terms of catering type selection, hot pot has become the most popular category with a preference rate of 46.71%, while fast food (46.59%) and formal meals (46.23%) are almost on par, indicating a diversified and coexisting trend in China's catering market among social, efficient, and quality-oriented consumption. This suggests that China's catering market has entered a refined development stage that emphasizes both experience and efficiency, as well as diversity and health. Consumers not only seek emotional value through rich dishes and social hot pot dining but also pay attention to the efficiency of fast food and the quality of formal meals.In the future, catering brands need to precisely balance hygiene and safety, nutritional health and price value in order to gain a core competitive edge in the fierce market competition.
Analysts from iiMedia Research believe that China's catering industry will present the following development trends: first, the coexistence of standardization and personalization, where pre-prepared food technology enhances efficiency while customized and healthy demands become prominent; second, the continuous deepening of scene consumption, with social dining like hot pot forming a diverse ecosystem with fast food and quality formal meals; third, the comprehensive penetration of digitalization, from supply chain management to member operation, driven by data for lean growth. The core of industry competition will shift from scale expansion to the deep integration of quality, efficiency, and experience, initiating a new stage of high-quality development.

艾媒咨询 | 2025-2030年中餐出海市场状况与发展趋势研究报告

在经济全球化的背景下，各国文化交流日益频繁，餐饮文化作为文化的重要组成部分，跨越国界的速度不断加快。中餐凭借其丰富的口味、独特的烹饪技艺和深厚的文化底蕴，在国际舞台上逐渐崭露头角，吸引了越来越多国家的人们关注和喜爱。全球新经济产业第三方数据挖掘和分析机构iiMedia Research（艾媒咨询）最新发布的《2025-2030年中餐出海市场状况与发展趋势研究报告》数据显示，2020年到2024年，国际中餐规模从2275.48亿美元增长到3593.85美亿元；预计2030年国际中餐规模达5776.82亿美元，整体呈现上升趋势。艾媒咨询分析师认为，深度本地化融入是中餐品牌出海成功的关键因素之一。品牌通过菜品本地化、人才管理本地化和供应链本地化，更好地适应当地市场需求。
Under the background of economic globalization, cultural exchanges among countries are becoming increasingly frequent. As an important part of culture, the speed at which catering culture crosses national boundaries is constantly accelerating. Chinese cuisine, with its rich flavors, unique cooking techniques and profound cultural heritage, has gradually emerged on the international stage, attracting the attention and love of people from more and more countries. The latest "Research report on the market status and development trends of Chinese cuisine going global from 2025 to 2030" released by iiMedia Research, a third-party data mining and analysis institution for the global new economy industry, shows that from 2020 to 2024, the scale of international Chinese cuisine increased from 227.548 billion US dollars to 359.385 billion US dollars. It is estimated that the scale of international Chinese cuisine will reach 577.682 billion US dollars in 2030, showing an overall upward trend.Analysts from iiMedia Research believe that deep localization integration is one of the key factors for the success of Chinese cuisine brands in going global. The brand better ADAPTS to local market demands by localizing its dishes, talent management and supply chain.

艾媒咨询 | 2025年中国外卖行业市场消费行为分析报告

随着互联网技术的飞速发展和人们生活节奏的加快，外卖行业作为一种新兴的生活服务模式，在全球范围内迅速崛起。它不仅改变了人们的餐饮消费方式，还对餐饮行业的产业链和商业模式产生了深远影响。根据全球新经济产业第三方数据挖掘和分析机构iiMedia Research（艾媒咨询）最新发布的《2025年中国外卖行业市场消费行为分析报告》数据显示，饿了么在竞争激烈的中国外卖市场一骑绝尘，以 62.92% 的占比远超其他平台，稳居主导地位，这充分展现出其强大的市场影响力与广泛的用户基础。而在消费者选择外卖平台的考量因素中，平台信誉拔得头筹，占比高达 51.15%，成为消费者决策时最为关键的因素。这表明，在当下的外卖市场，消费者在选择平台时，更倾向于信赖信誉良好的平台，这也为外卖平台的发展指明了方向，注重信誉建设、提升服务质量是吸引和留住用户的关键。艾媒咨询分析师认为，外卖行业随着技术的进步、市场的成熟，以及行业的规范发展，未来仍具有广阔的发展前景。外卖平台、餐饮商家和配送服务商等各方参与者应积极应对挑战，抓住发展机遇，通过技术创新、服务升级、加强合作等方式，共同推动外卖行业朝着更加健康、高效、可持续的方向发展。
With the rapid development of Internet technology and the acceleration of people's pace of life, the take-out industry, as a new life service model, has risen rapidly around the world. It has not only changed the way people consume food and beverage, but also had a profound impact on the industry chain and business model of the catering industry. According to the latest "Analysis report on market consumption behavior of China's take-out industry in 2025" released by iiMedia Research, a third-party data mining and analysis institution in the global new economy industry, Ele. me has taken a clean ride in the highly competitive Chinese takeout market, accounting for 62.92% far more than other platforms. It is firmly in a dominant position, which fully demonstrates its strong market influence and wide user base. Among the factors for consumers to choose takeaway platforms, the reputation of the platform won the first place, accounting for as much as 51.15%, which has become the most critical factor in consumer decision-making. This shows that in the current take-out market, consumers are more inclined to trust reputable platforms when choosing platforms, which also points out the direction for the development of take-out platforms, focusing on reputation construction and improving service quality is the key to attract and retain users. Imedia Consulting analysts believe that with the progress of technology, the maturity of the market and the standardized development of the industry, the takeaway industry still has broad development prospects in the future. Participants such as delivery platforms, catering businesses and delivery service providers should actively respond to challenges, seize development opportunities, and jointly promote the development of the food delivery industry towards a more healthy, efficient and sustainable direction through technological innovation, service upgrading, and strengthening cooperation.

艾媒咨询 | 2024-2025年中国外卖行业下沉消费市场研究报告

iiMedia Research（艾媒咨询）数据显示，2024年中国在线餐饮外卖行业市场规模为16357亿元，预计2027年达19567亿元。随着一二线城市外卖市场的逐渐饱和，众多餐饮品牌开始将目光投向下沉市场，寻求新的增长点和发展机遇。外卖正在逐步融入下沉市场消费者的日常生活，超六成的下沉市场外卖消费者每周点外卖的频率在3次以上，工作日（38.4%）和节假日聚餐（34.6%）是外卖消费的主要场景。平台信誉（50.5%）和用户评价（45.7%）是下沉市场消费者选择外卖平台时最关注的因素，其次是外卖产品丰富度（42.5%）和配送费（38.7%）。随着互联网普及程度的提高和移动支付的便捷性提升，下沉市场的外卖用户数量呈现出快速增长的态势，下沉市场有望成为外卖行业规模增长的新动力源。
According to iiMedia Research, the market size of China's online food delivery industry in 2024 is 1,635.7 billion yuan, and it is expected to reach 1,956.7 billion yuan in 2027. With the gradual saturation of the take-out market in first - and second-tier cities, many catering brands have begun to look to the sinking market to seek new growth points and development opportunities. Take-out is gradually integrating into the daily life of consumers in the sinking market, and more than 60% of take-out consumers in the sinking market order take-out more than 3 times a week, and weekdays (38.4%) and holidays (34.6%) are the main scenes of take-out consumption. Platform reputation (50.5%) and user evaluation (45.7%) are the most concerned factors for consumers in sinking markets to choose delivery platforms, followed by delivery product richness (42.5%) and delivery costs (38.7%). With the improvement of the popularity of the Internet and the convenience of mobile payment, the number of take-out users in the sinking market has shown a rapid growth trend, and the sinking market is expected to become a new power source for the scale growth of the take-out industry.

艾媒咨询 | 2025-2026年中国下沉市场即时配送平台趋势洞察报告

下沉市场，涵盖三四线城市及以下的县镇与农村地区，是我国人口基数最大、面积最大、潜力最大的市场。在消费升级与数字化转型的双重作用下，市场进一步拓展了即时配送服务的应用场景，使之成为推动下沉市场消费活力与经济潜力释放的重要力量。各大即时配送平台纷纷布局下沉市场，即时配送服务逐渐成为下沉市场居民生活不可或缺的部分。全球新经济产业第三方数据挖掘和分析机构iiMedia Research（艾媒咨询）最新发布的《2025-2026年中国下沉市场即时配送平台趋势洞察报告》数据显示2024年中国即时物流用户规模达7.99亿人，同比增长9.1%，未来随着即时物流的持续扩展，2030年用户规模预计将超10亿人。艾媒咨询分析师认为，随着居民收入和消费支出的增长，消费结构逐渐向“品质化+服务化”升级，消费者对即时配送服务的时效性和品牌力提出了更高要求。
The lower-tier market, which covers counties, towns and rural areas in third - and fourth-tier cities and below, is the market with the largest population base, the largest area and the greatest potential in China. Under the dual influence of consumption upgrade and digital transformation, the market has further expanded the application scenarios of instant delivery services, making it an important force in promoting the release of consumption vitality and economic potential in the lower-tier markets. Major instant delivery platforms are all making inroads into the lower-tier markets, and instant delivery services are gradually becoming an indispensable part of the lives of residents in these markets. According to the latest "Insight Report on Trends of Instant Delivery Platforms in China's Lower-tier Markets from 2025 to 2026" released by iiMedia Research, a third-party data mining and analysis institution for the global new economy industry, the scale of instant logistics users in China reached 799 million in 2024, with a year-on-year growth of 9.1%. In the future, with the continuous expansion of instant logistics, the user base is expected to exceed one billion by 2030.Analysts from iiMedia Research believe that as residents' income and consumption expenditure grow, the consumption structure is gradually upgrading towards "quality + service", and consumers have put forward higher requirements for the timeliness and brand power of instant delivery services.

艾媒咨询 | 2024年中国在线外卖平台市场发展状况与消费行为调研分析报告

随着互联网技术的飞速发展和智能手机的普及，中国在线外卖平台市场在过去几年中经历了爆炸式的增长。这一新兴行业不仅深刻改变了餐饮行业的格局，也极大地便利了消费者的日常生活。特别是在快节奏的城市生活中，外卖服务成为许多上班族和学生党的首选。全球新经济产业第三方数据挖掘和分析机构iiMedia Research（艾媒咨询）最新发布的《2024年中国在线外卖平台市场发展状况与消费行为调查数据》数据显示，中国消费者整体点外卖频率较高，其中每周点5-10次（平均每天1-2次）外卖的消费者占比最高，达到32.34%。艾媒咨询分析师认为，生活节奏的加快、外卖平台的多样化选择、消费者需求的变化、技术进步的推动以及社会因素的影响等共同作用，推动了消费者点外卖频率的提升和外卖行业的快速发展。With the rapid development of Internet technology and the popularity of smartphones, China's online food delivery platform market has experienced explosive growth in the past few years. This emerging industry has not only profoundly changed the pattern of the catering industry, but also greatly facilitated the daily life of consumers. Especially in the fast-paced city life, food delivery service has become the first choice for many office workers and students. According to the latest "2024 China online food delivery platform market development status and consumer behavior survey data" released by iiMedia Research, a third-party data mining and analysis institution in the global new economy industry, Chinese consumers as a whole order takeout more frequently. Among them, consumers who order takeout 5-10 times a week (an average of 1-2 times a day) account for the highest proportion, reaching 32.34%. Analysts from Imedia Consulting believe that the acceleration of the pace of life, the diversification of delivery platforms, changes in consumer demand, the promotion of technological progress and the impact of social factors have all contributed to the increase in the frequency of consumers ordering takeaway food and the rapid development of the takeaway industry.

艾媒咨询 | 2024-2025年中国预制菜产业发展蓝皮书

2025年7月18日，第三届中国国际（佛山）预制菜产业大会在广东佛山隆重开幕。来自全球近40个国家和地区的客商、超千家预制菜全产业链企业及采购商参会，共襄产业盛事。本次大会由广东省农业农村厅、佛山市人民政府主办，广东省农业对外经济与农民合作促进中心、佛山市农业农村局、佛山市顺德区人民政府承办，围绕“高质量发展、融合创新、品牌赋能”等关键词，聚焦预制菜产业最新成果，总结发展经验，探讨未来方向，为产业升级注入新动能。
活动现场，《2024-2025年中国预制菜产业发展蓝皮书》（以下简称“《蓝皮书》”）正式发布。《蓝皮书》由第三届中国国际（佛山）预制菜产业大会组委会指导，艾媒咨询、南方农村报共同编写，是系统反映2024-2025年中国预制菜产业发展状况的权威年度报告。
《蓝皮书》内容翔实、逻辑清晰，涵盖七大核心板块：产业发展评价从政策环境、经济环境、社会环境、科技环境四大维度，全面解析预制菜产业发展的支撑体系；产业链与商业模式分析通过梳理产业链上游、中游、下游的全链路格局，剖析商业模式创新；消费市场研究通过大数据分析消费需求特征，并聚焦广东、山东、河南、江苏、湖北等重点省份，解读区域消费差异；园区发展研究通过调研全国预制菜产业园区的规划布局、政策支持、特色产业集群，总结园区发展经验；企业发展研究通过分析企业分布特征、上市企业表现，并选取重点企业进行案例解读；细分领域研究则深入探讨水产、肉禽类、酸菜鱼预制菜、预制鸡排、春节预制菜等细分市场的发展现状与潜力；未来趋势预判从政策引导、数字化转型、消费升级、可持续发展等方面，预判产业未来方向。
《蓝皮书》采用市场调研、大数据分析、深度访谈、案例研究等方法，系统性阐释了中国预制菜产业的发展背景、当前现状与未来趋势，构筑了“政策-产业-企业-消费”多维立体的产业图景。
数据显示，2024年中国预制菜产业延续稳健增长态势，市场规模达到4850亿元，同比增长33.8%，预计2026年市场规模将突破7490亿元。预制菜产业作为农村一二三产业融合的重要载体，对促进农业增效、农民增收、推动餐饮行业标准化、满足消费者便捷化需求具有重要意义。
《蓝皮书》的核心亮点之一是《2024年年度中国各省预制菜产业发展水平排行榜》。该榜单基于预制菜产业传播声量、企业数量和规模、产业园区建设、重点企业平台销量、政策扶持力度、高水平产业交流、分析师评价七大维度指标，对全国31个省（自治区、直辖市）进行综合评分。其中，广东省作为预制菜的“策源地”，在政策、经济等多方面具备发展优势，2024年依然占据排行榜第一位。《蓝皮书》还选取了排行榜中发展水平较高的五个省份进行客观分析与评价。
报告全文内容共计363页、210561字、316个图表。

艾媒咨询 | 2025-2026年中国本地生活服务市场竞争格局和消费调查研究报告

作为连接日常消费与商业服务的核心赛道，中国本地生活服务市场近年受消费升级、技术赋能驱动，正从“规模增长”转向“场景深耕”。近期高德推出“扫街榜”，聚焦线下特色小店，反映行业对“精准匹配消费需求”的探索。iiMedia Research（艾媒咨询）数据显示，2025年中国O2O市场规模将达38881.0亿元，同比增长17.6%，预计2028年将达59144.1亿元。
As a core track connecting daily consumption and commercial services, the local life service market in China has been driven by consumption upgrade and technological empowerment in recent years, shifting from "scale growth" to "in-depth scene cultivation". Recently, Autonavi launched the "Street Sweeping List", focusing on offline characteristic small stores, reflecting the industry's exploration of "precisely matching consumer demands". iiMedia Research data shows that the scale of China's O2O market will reach 3,888.1 billion yuan in 2025, with a year-on-year growth of 17.6%. It is expected to reach 5,914.41 billion yuan in 2028.

艾媒咨询 | 2025年中国小程序电商用户消费行为调查数据

小程序电商的发展与移动互联网及社交媒体的普及紧密相关。随着平台对小程序电商的扶持政策不断出台，如开放更多流量入口、优化支付体系等，服饰品牌开始纷纷入驻小程序电商平台。从最初简单的商品展示与销售，逐渐发展到如今融合直播带货、社交互动、会员管理等多元功能的综合性电商平台，小程序电商在服饰行业的影响力日益扩大。根据全球新经济产业第三方数据挖掘和分析机构iiMedia Research（艾媒咨询）最新发布的《2025年中国小程序电商用户消费行为调查数据》数据显示，在众多社区团购平台中，美团买菜以 34.92% 的占比一骑绝尘，荣登榜首之位，成为消费者最为青睐的社区团购平台。而在商品品类方面，生鲜蔬果的占比高达 37.24%，拔得头筹，这一数据直观且有力地彰显出消费者对于新鲜食品的强烈渴求。艾媒咨询分析师认为，服饰行业小程序电商竞争激烈，呈现多元化态势。在产品方面，品牌不断推陈出新，以满足消费者日益多样化的需求。快时尚品牌通过小程序快速上新，保持产品的新鲜感和时尚度，吸引追求潮流的消费者。
The development of small program e-commerce is closely related to the popularity of mobile Internet and social media. With the continuous introduction of the platform's support policies for small program e-commerce, such as opening more traffic entrances, optimizing the payment system, etc., clothing brands have begun to enter the small program e-commerce platform. From the initial simple commodity display and sales, it has gradually developed to a comprehensive e-commerce platform integrating live delivery, social interaction, member management and other functions, and the influence of small program e-commerce in the clothing industry is expanding. According to the latest "Consumer behavior survey data of China's small program e-commerce users in 2025" released by iiMedia Research, a third-party data mining and analysis institution in the global new economy industry, Meituanmai topped the list with 34.92% of the many community group-buying platforms. Become the most popular community group-buying platform for consumers. In terms of product categories, the proportion of fresh vegetables and fruits is as high as 37.24%, winning the first place, which intuitively and powerfully demonstrates the strong desire of consumers for fresh food. Ai media consulting analysts believe that the apparel industry small program e-commerce competition is fierce, showing a diversified trend. In terms of products, brands are constantly innovating to meet the increasingly diverse needs of consumers. Fast fashion brands through small programs to quickly new, to maintain the freshness and fashion of products, to attract the pursuit of fashion consumers.

艾媒咨询 | 2025年中国速溶咖啡行业发展状况及消费行为调查数据

随着公众饮食观念的改变与新品牌的迅速崛起，中国速溶咖啡市场规模呈现稳定增长态势。根据全球领先的新经济产业第三方数据挖掘和分析机构iiMedia Research（艾媒咨询）最新发布的《2025年中国速溶咖啡行业发展状况及消费行为调查数据》显示，2024年中国咖啡豆产量已达到14.9万吨；此外，2024年中国速溶咖啡的行业规模为680亿元，2026年预计达到1099亿元。这表明中国速溶咖啡产业正从上游原料种植到下游消费市场实现全面、高速的增长。上游供给能力的夯实与下游市场规模的快速扩张相互促进，共同构成了行业发展的双引擎，展现出巨大的市场潜力和强劲的发展动能。
在2025年中国消费者饮用速溶咖啡的频率调查中，“每周4-6次”占比最高（36.24%），其次为“每天1次”（28.68%），“每周2-3次”也占有一定比例（15.34%）。此外，中国消费者在购买速溶咖啡时，主要关注的三大因素分别是口味（47.79%）、价格（40.65%）和保质期（39.92%）。这表明中国速溶咖啡消费已呈现高频化、日常化特征。在购买决策中，口味风味是首要驱动力，同时价格与保质期共同构成关键考量因素，反映出消费者既追求品质与风味体验，又保持对性价比和产品安全的高度关注，消费行为日趋成熟理性。
艾媒咨询分析师认为，中国速溶咖啡行业未来将呈现以下发展趋势。在生产工艺方面，品质升级与技术驱动将成为核心，冻干、冷萃等先进工艺进一步提升产品风味与便捷性。在产品研发方面，品类创新持续活跃，茶咖、风味特调等多元化产品满足细分需求，同时低糖、零添加及功能性产品需求持续增长，健康配方将成为产品研发的核心方向。在营销渠道方面，各渠道融合加速，线上线下全场景覆盖增强用户触达。在供应链优化与品牌价值提升的双重驱动下，行业将朝着高品质、个性化与可持续方向持续发展，市场集中度有望进一步提高。
With the change in public dietary concepts and the rapid rise of new brands, the market size of instant coffee in China has shown a stable growth trend. According to the latest "Survey Data on the Development Status and Consumption Behavior of China's Instant Coffee Industry in 2025" released by iiMedia Research (iimedia research), a leading third-party data mining and analysis institution for the new economy industry, China's coffee bean output reached 149,000 tons in 2024. Meanwhile, the industry scale of instant coffee in China was 68 billion yuan in 2024 and is expected to reach 109.9 billion yuan in 2026. This indicates that the Chinese instant coffee industry is experiencing comprehensive and rapid growth from upstream raw material planting to downstream consumer markets. The consolidation of upstream supply capacity and the rapid expansion of downstream market size mutually promote each other, jointly forming the dual engines of industry development, demonstrating huge market potential and strong development momentum.
In the 2025 survey on the frequency of Chinese consumers drinking instant coffee, "4-6 times a week" had the highest proportion (36.24%), followed by "once a day" (28.68%), and "2-3 times a week" also accounted for a certain proportion (15.34%). Additionally, when purchasing instant coffee, the three main factors that Chinese consumers focus on are taste (47.79%), price (40.65%), and shelf life (39.92%). This indicates that the consumption of instant coffee in China has become frequent and daily. In the purchase decision-making process, taste and flavor are the primary driving forces, while price and shelf life are also key considerations, reflecting that consumers not only pursue quality and flavor experience but also maintain a high level of attention to cost-effectiveness and product safety, with their consumption behavior becoming increasingly mature and rational.
Analysts from iiMedia Research believe that the Chinese instant coffee industry will present the following development trends in the future. In terms of production technology, quality upgrading and technology-driven will become the core, with advanced processes such as freeze-drying and cold brewing further enhancing product flavor and convenience. In terms of product development, category innovation will remain active, with diversified products such as tea coffee and flavor blends meeting the needs of niche markets. At the same time, the demand for low-sugar, zero-additive, and functional products will continue to grow, and healthy formulas will become the core direction of product development. In terms of marketing channels, the integration of various channels will accelerate, and the full coverage of online and offline scenarios will enhance user reach. Driven by the dual forces of supply chain optimization and brand value enhancement, the industry will continue to develop towards high quality, personalization, and sustainability, and market concentration is expected to further increase.