Chen Jining meets with Paul Wiehold, CEO and President of Mars Inc.

Chen Jingning, Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, met with Paul Wetherell, CEO and President of Mars Inc., this morning. Chen Jingning said that this year is the beginning year of China's "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan". According to the strategic deployment of economic and social development for the next five years made by China's two sessions, Shanghai is deepening the construction of "five centers" and accelerating the development of an international consumption center city. This will support both domestic and foreign companies to grow in Shanghai with a long-term, stable, and predictable development environment. Mars Inc. is a "century-old shop" in the global leisure food and pet care industries. Its main business sectors are closely related to urban drive for high-quality development and creation of a high-quality life. It is encouraged to seize the opportunities of changing consumer demand and adjusting consumer structure, closely integrate the company's development vision and strategic investment with the city's development plan and industrial layout, deepen pragmatic cooperation in industry standard connection and setting, further promote innovation in consumer products and formats, and work together to create more prominent and influential fashion consumer activities, better meet people's new expectations and demands for a better life. We will create a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, rule-of-law and international, strengthen regular communication and connection, provide convenient policy services, and enable companies to achieve longer and more sustainable development. Paul Wetherell said that thanks to the rapid growth of the Chinese market and the advantages of talent resources, the company has achieved significant development in Shanghai. China's long-term development plan and stable development environment are very important and attractive to businesses. Mars Inc. will uphold the concept of sustainable development, be closer to the Chinese and Shanghai markets, and provide more abundant and higher quality products, services, and experiences.