Advantages and Disadvantages of Nancao Furniture in “Grassroots Industry”

If the private economy is a “grassroots economy”, Nankang furniture industry is a typical “grassroots industry”. In the early 1990s, many Nankang people worked in Guangdong. At that time, there were tens of thousands of Nankang people, mainly paint and woodwork. In Shunde, there was a saying in the industry: "There are no workers in Nankang. , can not achieve Shunde furniture." Let 's take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of the “grassroots industry” Nankang furniture together with the Xiaobian of the home network .

The "grassroots industry" has been developed so far, and there are also many aspects that are conducive to its own development, as follows:

1. It is located in the distribution base of rubber wood furniture in southern China, which makes the rubber wood raw materials have stronger bargaining power. Therefore, Nankang furniture enterprises can control the materials very well:

2. Low cost and low profit. It is understood that Nankang produced a bed , and its bottom profit was only 15 yuan. In the furniture market, a whole solid wood bed sells for less than a thousand dollars; its products are inexpensive and suitable for the low-end market;

3. Close to the second and third categories of consumer markets, logistics, geography, and convenient transportation; Jiangxi, east to Zhejiang, Fujian, south to Guangdong, west to Hunan, north to Hubei, Anhui to the Yangtze River, for the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and Weinan The hinterland of the delta area is linear with Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Nanjing, Wuhan, Changsha, Hefei and other major towns and ports, mostly within 600 to 700 kilometers. The Beijing-Kowloon Line and the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Line run through the whole territory. Air and water transport are convenient. The geographical environment is relatively large, and some of the mainland's economy is relatively underdeveloped. There are no large furniture brands (except Guangdong), which makes the company develop a good foundation for its own furniture brands;

4. There are many technical talents; technical talents are the key to the start of Nankang furniture industry. The development of many enterprises is the establishment of technical talents working outside the home. Therefore, technical problems are definitely an advantage in Nankang.

5. Strong government support. It is understood that the government has hosted the Jiangxi Famous Furniture Trading Expo and set up a famous furniture exhibition center to create a platform for the display and promotion of famous furniture in the province.

“Grassroots industry” is the most dynamic industry, but it is also the most vulnerable industry. Therefore, there are many disadvantages in the development process. The specific performance is as follows:

1. Lack of product development and innovation capabilities. Nankang enterprises are more small workshops. In Nankang's enterprises, the lack of research and development and design makes the furniture positioning the same, the products are homogeneous, and the enterprises compete with each other and suppress the profits, resulting in serious compression of profits.

2. The product system is relatively simple, without matching, resulting in a very homogenous competition pattern, and the number of households has no quality. Nankang Furniture has 5,538 furniture companies, but there is no furniture brand that can be called for export. There is no complete suite of furniture companies.

3. Lack of brand accumulation. There is no large-scale operation mode; under this circumstance, manufacturers must actively develop new products, do their own market, seek survival and get an overall breakthrough.

4. Market position and promotion ability are weak. In the Nankang furniture market, you can clearly feel that there is no formal store, most of them are just a pile of furniture piled up together, not to mention the furniture store, and more definitely belong to the furniture hodgepodge market. Almost no manufacturer has reasonably promoted its own brand.

What are food additives?

Substances that are added to food to maintain or improve the safety, freshness, taste, texture, or appearance of food are known as food additives. Some food additives have been in use for centuries for preservation – such as salt (in meats such as bacon or dried fish), sugar (in marmalade), or sulfur dioxide (in wine).

Many different food additives have been developed over time to meet the needs of food production, as making food on a large scale is very different from making them on a small scale at home. Additives are needed to ensure processed food remains safe and in good condition throughout its journey from factories or industrial kitchens, during transportation to warehouses and shops, and finally to consumers.

The use of food additives is only justified when their use has a technological need, does not mislead consumers, and serves a well-defined technological function, such as to preserve the nutritional quality of the food or enhance the stability of the food.

Food additives can be derived from plants, animals, or minerals, or they can be synthetic. They are added intentionally to food to perform certain technological purposes which consumers often take for granted. There are several thousand food additives used, all of which are designed to do a specific job in making food safer or more appealing. WHO, together with FAO, groups food additives into 3 broad categories based on their function.

Flavouring agents
Flavouring agents – which are added to food to improve aroma or taste – make up the greatest number of additives used in foods. There are hundreds of varieties of flavourings used in a wide variety of foods, from confectionery and soft drinks to cereal, cake, and yoghurt. Natural flavouring agents include nut, fruit and spice blends, as well as those derived from vegetables and wine. In addition, there are flavourings that imitate natural flavours.

Enzyme preparations
Enzyme preparations are a type of additive that may or may not end up in the final food product. Enzymes are naturally-occurring proteins that boost biochemical reactions by breaking down larger molecules into their smaller building blocks. They can be obtained by extraction from plants or animal products or from micro-organisms such as bacteria and are used as alternatives to chemical-based technology. They are mainly used in baking (to improve the dough), for manufacturing fruit juices (to increase yields), in wine making and brewing (to improve fermentation), as well as in cheese manufacturing (to improve curd formation).

Other additives
Other food additives are used for a variety of reasons, such as preservation, colouring, and sweetening. They are added when food is prepared, packaged, transported, or stored, and they eventually become a component of the food.

Preservatives can slow decomposition caused by mould, air, bacteria, or yeast. In addition to maintaining the quality of the food, preservatives help control contamination that can cause foodborne illness, including life-threatening botulism.

Colouring is added to food to replace colours lost during preparation, or to make food look more attractive.

Non-sugar sweeteners are often used as an alternative to sugar because they contribute fewer or no calories when added to food.

What are feed additives?

According to the European Commission's commonly accepted definition,

Feed additives are products used in animal nutrition for purposes of improving the quality of feed and the quality of food from animal origin, or to improve the animals` performance and health, e.g. providing enhanced digestibility of the feed materials."

You thought that animals ate plants, or grass or some other `food` natural to their ilk. But in reality, in today`s factory farms, feeding livestock is a complicated endeavor fraught with controversy and split opinions.

According to a 2010 report by MarketsandMarkets, a market research company, the global feed additives market is expected to reach $18.7 billion by 2016. That`s no small industry.

There are four general types of feed additives:

- Sensory Additives – these stimulate an animals appetite so that they naturally want to eat more.

- Nutritional Additives – these provide a particular nutrient that may be deficient in an animal`s diet.

- Zootechnical Additive – these improve the overall nutritional value of an animal`s diet through additives in the feed.

- Coccidiostats and Histomonostats – these are feed additives which are antibiotics, intended to kill or inhibit protozoa (bacteria/micro-organisms). These have been banned in Europe since 2009 and replaced with probiotic alternatives.