This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Catering Insight Rational is currently developing a combi steamer specifically tailored to customer needs in China’s lower-tier cities – and it will be built locally rather than in Germany The so-called ‘tier 3’ and ‘tier 4’ cities which are experiencing sustained income growth are home to around 70% of China’s population or 980 million people While wages there remain lower than in tier 1 cities such as Beijing and Shanghai rental and real estate prices mean that more disposable income is available – which in is fuelling growth in the restaurant and catering sector To ensure a price-performance ratio in line with the market the new entry-level unit will have a special local configuration with a smaller range of features than the iCombi Pro or iCombi Classic It will be manufactured in the greater Shanghai area close to Rational’s China headquarters Only this entry-level unit will be manufactured there CEO Peter Stadelmann said the move would will satisfy an additional and exclusively regional demand from customers in the lower tier cities which can only be met cost-effectively through local production “We will continue to manufacture all combi steamers in demand worldwide at the Landsberg am Lech site and the iVario at Wittenheim we have invested over €100m (£88m) in recent years in larger production capacities an international logistics centre and a new research centre and have considerable growth and expansion reserves here.” the company will open new facilities in Wittenheim more than €30m (£26m) has been invested in expanding production capacity as well as in new training capacity for customers “We can and will continue to grow in Landsberg and Wittenheim Setting up the production facility in China is just a regional addition,” Mr Stadelmann said The first units are expected to be installed at customers in China as early as 2025 Rational said it would not disclose any further forecasts or details on market entry at this time for competitive reasons Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.