Market Scale & Demand Trends (Key Data for H1 2026)

Booming Demand for Commercial Vegetable Cutters Driven by Prepared Dishes

The domestic market size of commercial fruit and vegetable cutters reached RMB 2.86 billion in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 9.3%, outpacing the average growth rate of 7.2% for the entire food machinery industry. The full-year market size is projected to exceed RMB 3.2 billion in 2026 with a steady growth rate above 9%.

There are over 18,000 central kitchens belonging to national chain catering brands, more than 65% of which have completed the automation upgrade of vegetable cutting equipment. The standardized vegetable processing rate of prepared dish manufacturers has risen to 68.5%, with procurement volume of vegetable cutters surging 23.4% year-on-year. Rising labor costs push kitchen automation: one fully automatic vegetable cutter can replace 4 to 6 vegetable prep workers, delivering payback within 18 to 36 months.