Data shows that dairy products in China showed a downward trend from 2016 to 2018, with a slight rebound in 2019. As people's demand for health gradually increases, the demand for dairy products is also growing. Due to the impact of the epidemic in 2020, there was a slight decrease in dairy production. In November 2020, the national dairy production was 2.39 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.6%. The national dairy production from January to November 2020 was 25.226 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.8%.

Cold drinks are mainly made by mixing sugar, dairy products, soy products, egg products, oils, fruit materials, and edible additives, heating and sterilizing them, homogenizing them, aging them, and freezing them. They are mainly divided into ice cream, ice cream, slush, popsicles, and sweet ice.

Beverages are defined in the national standard as products that are directly consumed or brewed with water in a certain proportion, with an ethanol content not exceeding 0.5%. They can also be in the form of concentrated or solid beverages. Beverages are divided into packaged drinking water, fruit and vegetable juices and their beverages, protein drinks, carbonated drinks, special-purpose drinks, flavored drinks, tea (type) drinks, coffee (type) drinks, plant-based drinks, solid drinks, other types of drinks, etc. In recent years, the soft drink market in China has developed rapidly and has become one of the fastest-growing markets in the food industry. Data shows that from January to November 2020, China's beverage production reached 150.577 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 7.4%.

Candy refers to sweet block shaped food made mainly from sugar, glucose syrup, or maltose, with added ingredients such as oil, dairy products, colloids, nuts, spices, and food coloring. The candy industry magazine Candy Industry has released the "2019 Global Top 100 Candy Companies Ranking", which shows that the top ranked company is Mars Wrigley from the United States, with sales of $18 billion in 2018. Ferrero Group from Italy ranks second, and Mondelez International from the United States ranks third. Among the 100 companies on the list this year, the lowest sales revenue was $125 million.

The main types of baked goods include bread, cakes, cookies, and other baked goods. In recent years, the global scale of baked goods has steadily increased. Data shows that the retail sales of baked goods in China reached 231.2 billion yuan in 2019, a year-on-year increase of 7.4%. It is expected to exceed 250 billion yuan in 2020.