From breeding and slaughter, to processing, restaurants and extended industries —
At every link of the industry chain, there are member companies.
Founded in 2000 (with its instant mutton soup production line put into operation in 1999), it has built a complete closed-loop industry chain spanning standardized mutton sheep breeding and cutting and processing, through the production of canned mutton soup and instant mutton soup, and further to restaurant chain operations. Its products cover three major series — canned mutton soup, instant mutton soup and cooked meat products — with more than twenty varieties, sold to 21 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government) nationwide.In July 2024, it was recognized in the third batch of “Heze Time-honored Brands”(brand name “Baishoufang”; industry: food; product: mutton soup); in the same year, Baishoufang mutton soup was included in the TOP 10 travel must-buy products under the “Friendly Shandong, Shandong Good Brands” program of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Shandong Province.
Chair of the Association:Zhang Shihe (Chairman) |Legal Representative and Secretary of the Association's Party Branch:Zhang Lei
A county state-owned asset platform; Chairman: Liu Zhen. It has built a six-in-one full industry chain integrating “genetic resource conservation and breeding — smart farming — deep processing — cold-chain logistics — restaurant chains — cultural tourism”, undertaking centralized slaughter and cutting as well as cold-chain distribution; it has invested in building the Mutton Soup Cultural Industrial Park and promotes the licensing of the “Shanxian Mutton Soup” collective trademark and industry services.
Convenience food production. (Detailed information to be continuously supplemented)
A food processing enterprise. (Detailed information to be continuously supplemented)
A food processing enterprise. Its name is related to the ancient name of Shanxian — Shanxian was anciently called “Shanfu”, a name derived from Shan Juan (also written as Shanjuan or Danjuan), the teacher of Emperor Shun. (Detailed information to be continuously supplemented)
A canned mutton soup production enterprise. (Included in the directory)
The sheep offers more than just soup — the industry chain has branched out into another field in which Shanxian leads the nation.
Its main products are medical catgut sutures (absorbable surgical sutures), polymer synthetic absorbable sutures, high-precision surgical needles and disposable medical consumables, integrating R&D, production and sales. According to public reports, its catgut suture production capacity ranks first in the world, and it maintains industrial cooperation with more than 30% of the world's renowned suture manufacturers; its products are exported to more than 110 countries and regions. It has obtained certifications including ISO13485, EU CE, US FDA and Brazil GMP, and is a national high-tech enterprise and a “specialized, refined, distinctive and innovative” (SRDI) small and medium-sized enterprise of Shandong Province.
Chairman and General Manager:程光起 (Shandong Taishan Industrial Leading Talent, 2017)
Medical sutures (commonly known as catgut) are one of Shanxian's distinctive competitive industries. According to Heze Daily, the six medical suture enterprises in Shanxian account for more than 80% of the national market share for high-end medical sutures, with an annual output value of about RMB 300 million; other reports state that absorbable catgut suture products account for more than 70% of the national market. This is a typical example of the mutton soup industry chain extending into biomedical materials.
Lineage: Zhou Yongqi — Zhou Baocun — Zhou Dongyan — Zhou Tong (fourth generation). In 2019, the “三義春 Mutton Soup” brand of the Zhou lineage was registered; in December 2023, Zhou Dongyan was selected as a representative inheritor of the sixth batch of Shandong provincial intangible cultural heritage; canned Shanxian mutton soup products have also been developed.
Lineage: Dou Baode — Dou Guiming — Dou Yong — Dou Jianfeng (fourth generation). In 2002, the “三義春” trademark was preemptively registered by a party in another locality; Dou Guiming filed an opposition, and in December 2005 the State Administration for Industry and Commerce ruled it a case of malicious preemptive registration and refused to approve it; in January 2006, the trademark registration right was won back.
Shanxian Zili Catering Management Co., Ltd., founded in 1980 by Meng Zhaoming, a national top-grade soup master; the company was incorporated in 2000. It currently operates outlets including Zili Quanwei Mutton Soup House and Zili Flavor Restaurant.
Xiangyang West Road branch: west of the south gate of Huanya Mall (city-center branch) on Xiangyang Road, Shanxian County; business hours 06:30–15:00. There is also a Shunshi East Road branch (50 meters east of Dongda Hospital on the middle section of Shunshi Road, south side of the road).
A restaurant on Xiangyang West Road, Shanxian County.
Danzhiwei Shanxian Mutton Soup · Baked Buns (Xiangxi Courtyard branch), located near the intersection of Danzhou Road and Shunhe East Road, Yuanyi Subdistrict, Shanxian County.
From time-honored brands to intangible cultural heritage inheritance, from canned production to the global market—every step of member enterprises is a footnote to the Shanxian Mutton Soup industry.
Image source: Media reportsIn 1999, the solid mutton soup production line was put into operation, and the company was established in 2000; with three major series of more than twenty varieties including canned mutton soup, solid mutton soup, and cooked meat products, sold to 21 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) nationwide; in 2024, it was recognized as a "Heze Time-Honored Brand".
Image source: Media reportsThe county state-owned capital platform builds a six-in-one full industry chain of "breed conservation and breeding - smart farming - deep processing - cold chain logistics - catering chain - cultural tourism", invests in the construction of the Mutton Soup Cultural Industrial Park, and promotes collective trademark authorization and industrial services.
Image source: Dazhong NewsFounded by Ms. Ji Yumei, adhering to the ancient standard of "only making the first pot of old soup, stopping when the soup is exhausted"; has successively opened 7 catering chain stores in Heze and Shanxian, and established a 5,000-square-meter modern canned food factory, with canned mutton soup and catering chains developing in parallel.
The "other side" of the sheep industry chain - the production capacity of medical catgut ranks first in the world, with products exported to more than 110 countries and regions; it is a National High-Tech Enterprise, a Specialized and Sophisticated SME in Shandong Province, and a Gazelle Enterprise in Shandong Province.
Image source: Heze Culture and TourismThe brand's craftsmanship dates back to 1807, and in 1935 the name "Sanyichun" was established, now passed down to the fourth generation; in 2013, it was selected as a representative project of provincial-level intangible cultural heritage; in 2023, Zhou Dongyan was selected as a representative inheritor of the sixth batch of provincial-level intangible cultural heritage in Shandong Province.
Founded in 1980 by Meng Zhaoming, a national special-grade soup master, and in 2000, Shanxian Zili Catering Management Co., Ltd. was established, currently operating stores such as Zili Quanwei Mutton Soup Restaurant and Zili Flavor Restaurant.
“Shanxian Mutton Soup” is a collective trademark, administered in accordance with the Trademark Law and the rules for the management of collective trademark use.
Submit a membership application and basic materials such as the business license and production license to the Association's secretariat.
The Association reviews qualifications, production conditions and compliance with standards in accordance with its articles of association and the use management rules.
After the review is approved, the Self-Discipline Commitment Letter and the collective trademark use license are signed.
Accept annual self-discipline inspections; in cases of violation or loss of eligibility, the license shall be suspended or terminated in accordance with the rules.