Company: DDC
Filing Date: 2025-05-15
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001213900-25-043916
Chunk: 97

Company: DDC Enterprise Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-05-15
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 4
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 RTE market.

Moreover, around the globe,
the public has been paying more attention to environmental and natural resources protection over the past decades. Compared to foreign
brands, domestic Chinese brands pay more attention to the recipe R& D and introduce various plant-based meat food products into
the market, covering from Western cuisine to Chinese cuisine, including but not limited to Panini, pizza, hamburgers, braised rice, pies,
noodles, and other products to cater consumers. The processed volume of soybean protein and pea protein in China contributes nearly half
of the global volume every year, which provides a significant advantage in raw materials for Chinese plant-based meat food products
companies.

In view of the above and to
the extent permitted by operational performance, we may raise funds from investors for strategic expansion of our business in the U. S. and
Southeast Asia with a goal of achieving expense efficiencies and widening our customer base.

For the U. S., we have devised
a three-fold strategy: (1) to launch our products through major Asian-focused online and offline sales channels, (2) to
launch our direct-to-consumer stores on Amazon and our U. S. website, and (3) to grow through acquisitions. Since July 2022,
we have successfully gained access to the U. S. market through sales on Yamibuy. com, one of the largest Asia food e-commerce platforms
headquartered in the U. S. In May 2023, we entered into a purchase agreement to acquire “ Nona Lim”, an Asian food brand based
in San Francisco, USA. The brand sells Ready-To-Cook Asian noodle meal kits and a variety of soup bases to its customers through
an established distribution network in the United States, including major retailers such as Whole Foods Market, Target, and Kroger. The
acquisition of Nona Lim was completed in July 2023. This acquisition enables us to expand our customer base into the US market. As for
the Southeast Asian market, we are currently negotiating with local companies that would give us instant access to a growing customer
base in the RTC and RTE meal markets.

Enhance our sales and marketing
capabilities, as well as our sphere of influence

We will continue to monitor
the performance of our e-commerce partners and platforms, adapt our product pricing strategy and offerings, and expand our fulfilment
capabilities to support our revenue targets. We plan to engage more up-and-coming social e-commerce platforms to (i) drive
higher