Last month, FPS Guangdong company held a signing ceremony for its phase 3 production base of new-type quick-freezing equipment, signaling that Zhongshan's South District is expected to add another 1-billion-yuan-level enterprise.

FPS Guangdong is invested by FPS (Food Process Solutions) from Canada.

FPS is a modernized, large-scale manufacturer of non-standard food quick-freezing equipment that integrates design, R&D, production, sales, and comprehensive services. The company started to explore the Chinese market and chose Zhongshan's South District as its destination, with two subsequent investment increase projects rooted in the same area.

"As a global leader in food quick-freezing equipment, we serve clients across Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania", said Lin Jiamei, FPS Guangdong's general manager.

"Our chairman Jeffrey Chang is an overseas Chinese of Zhongshan ancestry, and he has always aspired to bring advanced technologies back to our motherland," Lin Jiamei explained. "Leveraging technological innovation to elevate food safety and hygiene standards and introduce cutting-edge solutions to China has been a key driver behind our choice of Zhongshan. Strategically located at the geographic heart of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, this position also enables us to effectively serve and expand into the broader Asian market."

Currently, FPS Guangdong's first production base had been put into operation in November 2024, with an estimated annual output value of 360 million yuan this year and 300 new jobs created. It also serves as the global manufacturing center of FPS Guangdong's Asia-Pacific headquarters, providing production technology and cultivating sci-tech talent for its branches and clients.

The newly signed phase 3 project will serve as FPS Guangdong's global innovation hub and training center, with production lines for non-standard products and CNC equipment.

The FPS production base is expected to achieve an annual yield of over one billion yuan as the phase 1, 2 and 3 projects are all completed and go into operations.