The three-day FIC 2026 (The 29th China International Food Additives and Ingredients Exhibition) drew to a successful close at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). As Asia’s largest industry event for food ingredients, the exhibition outlined a comprehensive blueprint for the development of the global health food sector. TECH-INNO made a prominent appearance at the show under the theme Herbal Origins, Nutritional Choices. The company showcased its core achievements—including dual-channel empowerment, customized CDMO services, and cross-disciplinary innovation solutions—effectively blending its foundation in Eastern herbal traditions with cutting-edge scientific and technological capabilities to explore new opportunities within the broader health industry alongside global partners.
1 | Anchoring on Cutting-Edge Ingredients to Achieve Product Differentiation Breakthroughs
Currently, the broader health industry is undergoing a transformation from "generalized wellness" to "precision functionality." Traditional herbs, valued for their safety and natural attributes, have become an essential consumer necessity, while cutting-edge functional ingredients continue to drive market upgrades. The core strategic logic for industry breakthroughs has thus shifted to the "modernization of traditional herbs and the localization of cutting-edge ingredients." Concurrently, demand is surging across specialized segments such as weight management, skin health, and sleep management.
TECH-INNO has closely aligned itself with these industry upgrade trends. Leveraging its DIMT® Digitalized Compound Decoction Technology Platform, the company has achieved standardized and highly efficient innovative manufacturing for traditional herbs. This has enabled the creation of a series of herbal essence beverages covering nine major functional matrices—including spleen strengthening, dampness elimination, and Qi & blood nourishment—thereby seamlessly integrating traditional Chinese wellness practices into everyday consumer scenarios. Simultaneously, the company is deeply committed to the R&D of cutting-edge ingredients. It has localized and adapted popular international ingredients—such as PHosGen™ NAD+ Pro, EquoYouth® S-Equol, BeFisetin® Fisetin, and StanYouth® Urolithin A—to suit local market needs. By combining these with classic medicine-food homology ingredients—such as Clean-Ginseng® Ginseng and Disugar® Mulberry Leaf Extract—TECH-INNO has established a scientifically validated formulation system. This system precisely addresses the demands of core market segments—such as weight management and anti-aging/beauty care—providing clients with comprehensive, end-to-end solutions ranging from raw material R&D to the final launch of finished products.
2 | Seizing Cross-Border Trends: Optimizing Supply Chains for More Efficient Global Expansion
As the global health and wellness industry undergoes increasing integration, cross-border trade has emerged as a new blue ocean for corporate growth. However, overseas markets impose stringent requirements regarding product certification, clean labels, and ingredient standards; consequently, channel compliance and the ability to localize products for specific markets have become the primary barriers companies must overcome to successfully expand abroad.
TECH-INNO has established a dual-track supply enablement system—spanning both domestic and cross-border channels—to help companies resolve the complexities of channel deployment. On the domestic front, we focus on core, high-demand market segments to develop standardized, context-specific products, empowering clients to rapidly capture market share in mainstream channels such as private domains and e-commerce platforms. On the cross-border front, we have built a professional overseas CDMO (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization) solution. This involves securing the full spectrum of certifications required for overseas markets and precisely aligning with global "clean label" demands—specifically, the preference for ingredients that are 100% plant-derived and free from artificial additives. We offer compliant raw materials and customized formulations—such as SafDemo® Saffron Extract and Disugar® Mulberry Leaf Extract—thereby bridging the gap between domestic R&D strengths and overseas channel requirements, and enabling our partners to efficiently seize opportunities within the global nutrition market.
3 | Focusing on the Synergy of Internal and External Care: Unlocking New Categories and Opportunities
The boundaries between the food, beauty, and health & wellness industries are continuously blurring, making the integration of internal and external efficacy a mainstream trend in industry innovation. Consumer demand for healthy beauty has evolved from a focus on single product categories to a desire for comprehensive, holistic solutions. Consequently, companies must transcend the limitations of traditional categories, leveraging technological innovation to drive cross-disciplinary product integration and consistently deliver differentiated, innovative results.
Upholding the philosophy of Continuous Innovation, Breaking Category Boundaries, we place technological R&D at the core of our operations to pioneer innovative business segments and create entirely new growth curves for our clients. In the cosmetics and microneedle sectors, we have launched CR3—a patented, compound cellular anti-aging solution. This solution precisely addresses three core consumer needs—anti-inflammation, anti-oxidation, and anti-aging—thereby achieving a synergistic effect between health supplements and beauty products. Furthermore, we have developed a globally unique Silk Fibroin Microneedle Patch, establishing a comprehensive health solution that combines internal conditioning with external skin rejuvenation. This groundbreaking innovation stood out as a major highlight of cross-disciplinary innovation at the exhibition.
The conclusion of FIC 2026 marks the end of a successful industry exchange; yet, for TECH-INNO, it signifies a brand-new starting point—one dedicated to deepening innovation and forging stronger connections with the global community. At this exhibition, TECH-INNO not only showcased its innovative achievements in the modernization of Oriental herbal traditions to the industry but also established preliminary cooperation agreements with numerous domestic and international partners, thereby laying a solid foundation for its future global market expansion and the realization of product innovations.
