The Durian Supreme Dessert Challenge is a live, on-site competition that revolves around the Musang King durian theme, encouraging participants to unleash their creativity, break conventional boundaries, and combine durian with a variety of ingredients and innovative techniques to select the most imaginative dessert chefs. The judges are international seasoned baking masters who score the entries based on multiple criteria, including creativity, flavor harmony, presentation, hygiene, and technical skills. The judges will score the participants' creations according to the standards of the World Association of Chefs' Societies and will award trophies, medals, and cash prizes to the best participants. Champion: Gold medal, trophy, and 2,000 RMB; Runner-up: Silver medal, trophy, and 1,000 RMB; Third place: Bronze medal, trophy, and 500 RMB.

Modern artistic cakes not only emphasize internal quality and nutrition, but also focus on external appearance, overall design, meticulous craftsmanship, and color coordination, while also needing to have a specific theme. People enjoy a visual feast while tasting the delicious cakes. A stunningly beautiful cake not only makes people drool but also feels like a piece of art. To promote and showcase unique techniques and creative inspiration in pastry creation, the 2025 3rd National Cake Decorating Skills Competition will be grandly held in Guangzhou from September 25 to 27.

The Asian Youth Baking Competition, abbreviated as AYBC, is an international baking competition certified by the World Association of Chefs' Societies (WACS) and is also the only professional baking competition in Shenzhen officially recognized by WACS. The competition focuses on three key elements: 'Asia,' 'youth,' and 'baking.' It aims to promote the development of the youth baking industry in Asia, enhance the skills of young bakers, and inspire their creativity. At the same time, it seeks to raise awareness about food sources, food conservation, environmental protection, and food safety, further promoting and passing on baking culture.

During this edition of the exhibition, the industry ecosystem was simultaneously engaged, hosting various activities such as provincial and municipal new food ingredient product launch and tasting events, as well as landmark food matchmaking and exchange meetings. These activities focused on topics like the integration of medicine and food and the international expansion of food enterprises, providing pathways for global development. The F2C Zhongshi Expo® in Guangzhou, with an open and inclusive approach, attracts high-quality food and beverage resources and professional buyers from around the world, while offering efficient and convenient business services, developing into a trend-setting exhibition in the food and beverage industry.