Anting firm becomes Jiading’s maiden ‘Sunshine Factory’ model

Xi Rou and Hu Min

A FOOD company in Anting Town has become the first enterprise in Jiading to implement the “Sunshine factory” model for food production, achieving digital transformation of its production workshop, break-ing down the “walls” of traditional food factories.

At dawn, fresh vegetables with morning dew are transported from fields to the production workshop of Shanghai chengzu food co in Anting.

In the clean and bright stan-dardized workshop, workers in uniforms wash, cut, and package the vegetables. These once invis-ible production scenes can now be viewed in real time by consumers by simply scanning the QR code on the product packaging.

It was an innovative change under the “Sunshine factory” model recently launched by the Jiading District Market Regulation Bureau, turning invisible factories into visible guarantees.

“We’ve installed high-definition cameras over key processes such as raw material storage, food process-ing, and product packaging, which not only improves quality manage-ment but also reduces the cost of manual inspections,” said Luo Jun, general manager of the company.

In terms of production quality, data-driven records of the produc-tion process help managers quickly spot problems and carry out tar-geted improvements.

When consumers purchase chengzu’s vegetables at super-markets like Hema, scanning the QR code allows them to view real-time production footage and trace information such as raw material sources and production dates. This transparent consumption experi-ence makes food safety truly tangible, and supervisable.

“We hope to provide consumers with a more transparent and reas-suring food consumption experience through this innovative model,” said Gao Zehong, head of the bu-reau’s food production supervision and management department.

The suburban district plans to develop 10 percent of the district’s active food production enterprises into “Sunshine factory” models by the end of this year.