Kaiyang's Chanjiexiang spicy products boost local food industry

Guizhou Chanjiexiang Collective Economic Development Co, rooted in the local area for many years, has grown into a modern agricultural enterprise integrating R&D, production, and sales.

Its flagship product is the spicy shredded potato snack that has won widespread market acclaim, and the choice of chili peppers is crucial to its production.

Workers package Chanjiexiang spicy products. [Photo/WeChat account of Kaiyang county]

Kaiyang boasts selenium-rich soil, a mild climate, and abundant sunshine. The locally grown chili peppers are thick-fleshed, fragrant, and intensely spicy – making them premium raw materials for spicy snack foods.

Chanjiexiang insists on selecting only the finest ingredients from local sources. Its production relies on chili peppers and potatoes grown at scale right in Kaiyang. 

Potatoes from the selenium-rich soil have firm flesh, balanced crispness, and moderate starch content, making them ideal processing ingredients for the company's shredded potato product line.

Chanjiexiang spicy products on the conveyor belt. [Photo/WeChat account of Kaiyang county]

Freshly harvested autumn chili peppers, after layers of manual sorting and quality inspection, are sent straight to Chanjiexiang's standardized, dust-free production workshops – minimizing intermediate steps in the supply chain.

Inside the workshops, automated production lines operate at high speed in perfect order: washing and dust removal, fine trimming, high-temperature sterilization, secret-recipe seasoning, and aseptic packaging.

Chanjiexiang's products have long since spread beyond Guizhou and sell well across China, becoming one of Kaiyang's signature agricultural products.