According to Zhang Bingquan, the first president of the City Culinary Association, the City Culinary Association was founded on July 18, 2003, with 50 group members, 285 directors and individual members, is the city's catering industry is the most authoritative, most professional and one of the most influential associations and institutions.

The General Assembly elected Xu Zhaohua, general manager of the city's base camp food and entertainment plaza, the new president, Gordon Hotel Management Co., Ltd. chairman of the board Fu Jie, director of the Danjiangkou municipal government hospitality office, Danjiangkou City, general manager of the hotel, Ning Jiyue, director of the reception office of the government of Wudang Mountain, Wudang Mountain Hotel, general manager of the Wang Anhua for the Executive Vice President, the election of Fang Zhiyong, secretary-general. After the change, the name of the association was changed from Shiyan Culinary Association to Shiyan Catering Association.