At 9:30 a.m., the opening ceremony of the 4th Yunnan International Catering & Food Industry Expo 2026 was held with great fanfare in the foyer of Hall 7.

Addressing the ceremony, Hao Yishan, Deputy Director General and Party Leadership Group Member of the Yunnan Provincial Department of Commerce, drew on Yunnan's geographical advantages as a gateway to South and Southeast Asia to outline supportive policies for the food and catering ingredient industry and the development opportunities for exporting Yunnan products. He encouraged the industry to tap deeply into local ingredient resources and build robust supply chain channels for bringing Yunnan products beyond the province and onto the international stage.

Zhu Changliang, founder of Liangzhilong Group, noted that the Liangzhilong Food Ingredients E-Commerce Festival's arrival in Kunming would fully leverage the group's strengths as a national professional platform for the food ingredients industry. He expressed confidence that it would drive the industrialization, standardization, and brand building of Yunnan cuisine, helping premium Yunnan ingredients reach beyond the province and tap into the Southeast Asian market.