2026 Global Chinese Cuisine Summit
We are honored to welcome leaders from across the global food and hospitality industry to New York. After Tokyo and Singapore, the World Federation of Chinese Catering Industry and WheaTech bring the summit to Rockefeller Center.
Where the summit has been
Each edition connects Chinese culinary brands and the industry behind them with a new market. In 2026 that market is the United States.
New York program
Beijing time: September 8–9, 2026.
Times Square, September 7
Both panels run on the vertical screens in Times Square on September 7, 2026, the day before the summit opens at Rockefeller Center.
Featured guests
- Founder of the Da Dong brand
- Spokesperson for Beijing Roast Duck, Hung-Oven Style
- Honorary President of Bocuse d'Or China
- Executive Director, World Federation of Chinese Catering Industry
- Founder of Huang Ji Huang
- A Chinese format built for chains: the pot finishes at the table, so no wok station is needed. First store Beijing 2004; more than 600 locations, eight countries outside China
- Director, Entrepreneurs Branch — World Federation of Chinese Catering Industry
- Managing Partner, Rose Rock Group
How we open our doors
Industry summits
Gatherings that put chefs, brands, distributors and industry associations in one room — Tokyo 2024, Singapore 2025, New York 2026.
Factory open days
Guided visits to our own production facilities, from raw-material handling and process control through packaging and cold chain. The first open day at our Irwindale plant runs in February 2027. Seeing the line is the fastest way to understand the standard.
Partner facility visits
Programs hosted with our equipment and supply partners — including visits to the Welbilt experience center in Dallas — where guests get their hands on the equipment behind the product.
Organizers
World Federation of Chinese Catering Industry
Wheatech Supply Chain LLC
Entrepreneurs Branch of the World Federation of Chinese Catering Industry · CEC Chinese Catering Club · North America Asian Food Industry Association
Join us
Two days in New York with the people building this category in the United States.