Oct. 22 — China Dairy Association deputy secretary-general Zhou Zhenfeng said at the 2026 New Consumption Industry Conference that expanding and upgrading dairy consumption requires new consumption scenarios and deeper integration into daily life. He called for developing customized semi-finished products and ingredients targeted at tea drinks, coffee, baking and Western-style restaurants to expand dairy use in freshly prepared beverages and restaurant applications, and promoted a “dairy + cater

Oct. 22 — China Dairy Association deputy secretary-general Zhou Zhenfeng said at the 2026 New Consumption Industry Conference that expanding and upgrading dairy consumption requires new consumption scenarios and deeper integration into daily life. He called for developing customized semi-finished products and ingredients targeted at tea drinks, coffee, baking and Western-style restaurants to expand dairy use in freshly prepared beverages and restaurant applications, and promoted a “dairy + catering + cultural tourism” fusion to shift dairy from a basic daily staple toward experiential, social and cultural consumption formats.