Recently updated on February 21st, 2024 at 08:26 pm
The food industry is one of the most regulated sectors in the business world because food product quality has a direct impact on people’s lives. Whether you’re involved in the import and export of agricultural and food products, manufacturing processes, or sales and services, it’s the food and beverage translation service that makes sure you’re speaking the same language as your customers.
Why is Food and Beverage Translation Service Important?
When it comes to distributing your food and beverage products in global markets, accurate translations of food labels, nutrition facts, and ingredient names are a must to ensure regulatory compliance as well as international customer satisfaction.
The food and beverage industry is going through major global transformations.
Organic, natural, and plant-based food and beverages that are free of saturated fats, artificial colouring, preservatives, and GMOs (genetically modified food) are becoming the global trend. And let’s not forget cultural, religious, or personal dietary requirements such as veganism, vegetarianism, and kosher and halal diets to name a few.
People need to know what’s in their food! Therefore, it’s essential to hire a professional food and beverage translation service provider to provide accurate translation.
Professional Food and Beverage Translation Service by Chinese Copywriter
With native-speaking and degree-educated language specialists plus translators specially selected for your translation projects based on their food and drink knowledge and experience, Chinese Copywriter is fully qualified and accredited to offer you swift, accurate, and culturally sound food and beverage translation service.
Types Of Food and Beverage Translation Service We Offer
We provide top-quality food and beverage translation service covering an extensive range of documents including:
- Food packaging labels
- Food processing equipment manuals
- Food e-commerce websites
- HACCP documents (a system that identifies, evaluates, and controls hazards that are significant for food safety)
- Videos and web apps
- Food manufacturing documents
- Product descriptions
- Recipes (Nutritional Analyses)
- Quality standards
- Food safety training
- Cookbooks and recipes
- Menus
Cookbook Translation
Texts related to food and beverages need to sound appetizing.
Let’s take wine labels as an example: these short texts serve a dual purpose of giving the customer information about the origins of the wine and what flavors to expect, while also tempting them with sumptuous descriptions to purchase the bottle. Every word is thoughtfully used to make the wine sound delicious and appealing. The same goes for recipes in a cookbook; these should entice the reader to want to buy the book and try them at home.
Hotel and Restaurant Menu Translation
Food is intrinsically linked to our cultural identity as well as our well-being and exploring food from other countries is a common passion amongst tourists today.
Most of us have experienced going to a restaurant in a foreign country, thinking “great, they have translated menus” only to be left completely baffled by those translations. Social media is full of hilarious memes of menu translation failed.
Food Label and Packaging Translation
Are you exporting your food products to other countries? Do you need to translate the food labels or Nutrition Facts into other languages?
💡Labeling requirements vary from country to country, including information such as nutritional values, allergens, and expiry dates. Any compliance issue can result in severe penalties.
When exporting food products to other countries, compliance with local regulations can make or break your campaign. Chinese Copywriter’s top notch food and beverage translation service provides our customers with translations that comply with all regulatory standards in the target countries.
Food Transportation and Quality Control
Food producers and wineries now operate on a worldwide scale, and for this reason, food and beverage translation service is indispensable in order to comply with international distribution law.
The complex import-export process requires a myriad of documents from certificates of origin and import/export licenses, to shipping guarantees and trust receipts. And of course, all these documents need to be translated by a professional, trustworthy food and beverage translation service provider.
English-Chinese Glossary of Food and Beverage Terms
The following is a brief list of commonly used food and beverage terms.
| English | Chinese |
| a side of | 辅菜/配菜 |
| baby plum tomato | 小梨形番茄 |
| basting brush | 烧烤刷 |
| beef Bologna | 波罗尼亚牛肉香肠 |
| bread loaf | 条状面包 |
| bread proofer and retarder | 面团冷冻酦酵柜 |
| clean agent | 清洗剂 |
| coffee whitener | 咖啡伴侣 |
| crackers | 苏打饼 |
| cremoata | 燕麦糊 |
| dipping cabinet | 冰淇淋冷冻柜 |
| energy cocktail | 能量鸡尾酒 |
| fish stock | 鱼高汤 |
| flavored from Concentrate | 浓缩还原果汁 |
| fleshing | 醇厚 |
| foie-grass | 鹅肝 |
| full-service restaurant | 全套服务餐厅 |
| glycerated | 用甘油处理的 |
| gourmet package | 美食套餐 |
| English | Chinese |
| herbalized | 加入香草调料的 |
| marinated chicken drumstick | 卤鸡腿 |
| Not to be sold separately | 不得分售 |
| pack-to-order | 接单后包装 |
| polishing | 精化处理 |
| precursors of product | 半成品；中间产品 |
| primary food producers | 初级食品生产商 |
| product packaged in a protective atmosphere | 在受控环境进行包裝的产品 |
| puff pastry top | 油酥皮 |
| rare-cooked | 三成熟的 |
| rice protein | 大米蛋白 |
| snack bars | 点心棒 |
| special restaurant promotion | 本餐厅精选推介 |
| sprinkles | 碎屑 |
| star fluit | 杨桃 |
| undercounter refrigerator | 台式冰箱 |
| wine base | 酒架；酒柜 |
| You are what you eat. | 人如其食 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How Big is the Food and Beverage Industry in China?
The food and beverage industry in China is expected to expand at a CAGR of 7.9% during 2021-2027 and will reach US$ 914.09 Billion by 2027, according to Globe Newswire.
What Are the Latest Trends in the Food and Beverage Sector in China?
The latest trends in the food and beverage sector in China are vegan meat and the use of robots in restaurants.
How to Successfully Sell Food and Beverage to China?
The key to success is to get the message out in Chinese translation, including product labels, social media, websites, marketing materials, etc.
Translator
Ouyang is a seasoned Chinese translator with 13 years of experience. With proficiency in translating for tourism, cosmetics, textiles, electronics, footwear, kitchenware, legal fields, and more, she helps businesses thrive in the Chinese market. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies.