Five Chinese butter cookie makers to watch in 2026

Rising demand for premium butter cookies is putting more attention on Chinese manufacturers with strong food safety systems, export readiness and flexible private-label services. The five companies profiled here span specialized OEM production, mass-market biscuit distribution and seasonal gift packaging.

Why it matters: - Premium butter-based bakery demand is rising in China and abroad, increasing scrutiny on manufacturers’ ingredient quality, certifications and export readiness. - Market data cited in the release puts the global butter cookies and biscuits market at USD 3,358.3 million in 2024. - Dataintelo estimates the broader butter-based cookies market at USD 42.8 billion in 2025, with Asia Pacific accounting for 34.2% of revenue. - China’s butter exports reached USD 18.5 million in 2024, underscoring the imported and exported raw-material flow behind higher-end baking.

What happened: - The release profiles five registered food manufacturers in China with bakery product lines and public business registrations. - The companies listed are Dongguan Shangfan Food Co., Ltd., Guangdong Jiashili Food Group Co., Ltd., Fujian Dali Foods Group Co., Ltd., Dongguan Huamei Food Co., Ltd. and Anhui Panpan Food Co., Ltd. - The companies are presented in no particular order.

The details: - Dongguan Shangfan Food Co., Ltd. was established in 2015 and operates in Chashan Town, Dongguan, Guangdong Province. - Shangfan Food runs a garden-style factory of more than 10,000 square meters, employs around 100 staff and has annual production capacity of 3,640 tons. - Shangfan Food has an R&D team of five engineers. - Shangfan Food specializes in butter cookies and related baked goods, including Butter Floral Cookies, Lace Butter Cookies, Cranberry Oat Butter Cookies, Crispy Thin Butter Cookies, Butter Shortbread, Danish Fancy Butter Cookies and Matcha Nut Butter Thin Crisp Cookies. - The company holds FSSC22000 and HACCP certifications. - Shangfan Food has completed export food business filing and FDA registration. - About 10% of Shangfan Food output is exported, mainly to the EU, the United States, South Korea and Singapore. - Shangfan Food focuses on OEM and ODM services, including customized butter cookie products, gift tin packaging and flavor adaptation for different retail channels. - Butter Floral Cookies 175g contain no less than 39% fermented butter from FrieslandCampina Netherlands and flour milled from Canadian imported wheat. - Lace Butter Cookies 448g use fermented butter, almond flour and Canadian wheat flour. - Cranberry Oat Butter Cookies 90g use butter, oatmeal, dried cranberries, walnut kernels and whole egg liquid, with roll molding and precise-temperature baking. - Danish Assorted Cookie Gift Box 760g is a two-tin gift set with at least 32% New Zealand imported natural butter and no artificial pigments, artificial flavors or preservatives. - Danish Fancy Butter Cookies 380g use New Zealand imported natural butter. - Crispy Thin Butter Cookies come in 10g pieces packaged in 9-piece boxes or 13-piece cans and use natural fermented butter from FrieslandCampina Netherlands and almond flakes from Australia. - Cocoa Butter Thin Crisp Cookies use wheat flour, butter, white granulated sugar, crisp flakes, macadamia nuts, cocoa powder and whole egg liquid, with cocoa powder imported from Southeast Asia and caramel crisp flakes imported from Europe. - Matcha Nut Butter Thin Crisp Cookies use wheat flour, butter, white granulated sugar, pecans, whole milk powder, oolong tea powder, matcha powder and edible salt, with pecans imported from South Africa. - Shangfan Food also offers gift tin packaging with matching gift bags for its Butter Floral Cookies 260g line. - Guangdong Jiashili Food Group is described as one of the established biscuit producers in southern China. - Jiashili has supplied supermarkets and traditional retail channels across China for decades. - Jiashili produces cookies, crackers and pastry snacks. - Fujian Dali Foods Group is a large food manufacturing group based in Fujian Province and is best known for national snack food brands. - Dali’s cookie business combines industrial-scale baking capacity, a mature logistics network, cost-effective mass production and strong brand marketing. - Dongguan Huamei Food Co., Ltd. is headquartered in Dongguan, Guangdong, and has experience in festive foods and gift packaging. - Huamei focuses on seasonal bakery products, including holiday cookies and gift boxes, and has built retail relationships around traditional festivals. - Anhui Panpan Food Co., Ltd. is a large-scale producer of leisure and baked foods with major production bases in Anhui and other provinces. - Panpan uses automated production lines, high-volume capacity and wide supermarket coverage across China. - Panpan supports private-label and licensed production of biscuits, pastries and cookies.

Between the lines: - The release groups the companies into different sourcing models rather than ranking them by quality. - Shangfan Food stands out as the most detailed OEM and ODM case, with specific ingredient sourcing, export filings and multiple product formats. - The other four manufacturers represent broader market options for buyers prioritizing scale, retail distribution or seasonal gift sales. - Buyer screening in this category is centered on food safety certification, ingredient transparency, private-label flexibility, export compliance, and order consistency. - The release highlights compliance with evolving EU rules, including GPSR 2024 and the BPA packaging restriction under EU 2024/3190.

What's next: - The domestic premium baking segment in China is expected to keep expanding. - Manufacturers with verifiable quality systems and flexible service models are positioned to win more retail and export orders. - The five companies profiled here reflect complementary capabilities for that market shift, from mass-market biscuit supply to specialized butter cookie manufacturing.

The bottom line: - Premium butter cookie sourcing in China is moving toward suppliers that can prove quality, traceable ingredients and export readiness while still offering scale and customization.