Dining habits shifted online faster than almost anyone expected, and packaging regulation is tightening right behind them. That combination is opening up real, local business opportunities — and LOKYO Food Packaging, a catering supply chain and packaging company with more than 29 years in the industry, is recruiting a small number of exclusive agents worldwide to meet the demand. Here’s what the LOKYO Global Agency Program actually includes, who qualifies, and how the partnership works from contract to delivery.
Why Is the Global Catering Packaging Market Growing So Fast?
Two trends are driving this opportunity at once.
The first is the shift from offline to online dining. Food delivery platforms, accelerated by the pandemic, have permanently changed how people eat — in China alone, an estimated 49% of consumers have used or currently use online food delivery, and the domestic takeaway market has grown past ¥600 billion. Similar delivery platforms are scaling up country by country, pushing demand for takeaway-ready packaging well beyond China’s borders.
The second is regulation. The EU’s ban on single-use plastic tableware has been in full effect since July 2021, part of a broader global move away from disposable plastics. Restaurants, caterers, and delivery services everywhere now need compliant, eco-friendly packaging — and a local supplier who already understands the sourcing, quality, and logistics behind it.
LOKYO has spent more than two decades building exactly that supply chain. The Global Agency Program is how the company is expanding into new cities and countries: through local partners who already understand their own market.
What Is the LOKYO Global Agency Program?
The program recruits exclusive local agents to sell LOKYO’s products and represent its catering supply chain services in a specific city or country. Agents work across two product lines:
- Catering supply chain services (non-food): unified purchasing, quality assurance, warehousing, and logistics/distribution support for catering chain businesses.
- Disposable catering packaging products: biodegradable and compostable packaging, paper products, and plastic products — corn-starch meal boxes, plant-fiber pulp meal boxes, cutlery, paper cups, plastic drink cups, straws, kraft paper boxes, salad boxes, paper bags, napkins, sushi boxes, and fresh produce packaging among them.
As an agent, you sell LOKYO’s products under exclusive local rights and deliver the supply chain services your catering customers need, backed by LOKYO’s manufacturing, quality control, and logistics network.
This isn’t hypothetical — see how it played out for LOKYO’s first Malaysia franchise partner.
Who Should Apply to Become a LOKYO Agent?
We aren’t looking for a high volume of applicants, deliberately so, since each market only gets one or two agents. The company is looking for partners who already have a foothold in food service or packaging, specifically:
- Teams or companies with existing catering-industry resources — relationships with restaurants, catering chains, or foodservice buyers.
- Local operators who can deliver real pre- and after-sales service — not just order-taking, but the on-the-ground support catering customers expect.
If that sounds like your business, the exclusivity works in your favor: LOKYO recruits only 1–2 agents per city in most countries, and only 1–2 agents nationwide in smaller markets.
What LOKYO Agents Get: Full Partner Support?
The agency package covers product, marketing, operations, and territory protection.
Brand and product strength
Agents get access to a catalog of 1,000+ standard product SKUs across different specifications, plus personalized customization — private branding, custom molds, OEM/ODM — for their own customers. LOKYO’s R&D team keeps developing biodegradable materials aimed squarely at global plastic bans, ships a batch of new products every quarter, and issues product certification documents to agents annually.
Sales, marketing, and design support
New agents get free product design services for their own customers and are invited into LOKYO’s regular promotional and marketing campaigns. Support includes dedicated one-on-one training, hands-on help closing customer deals, and — drawing on 18 years of e-commerce experience — a full set of product photography, videos, and product pages, plus help building a website and getting set up on social media for local customer acquisition.
Logistics, quality, and sourcing
A dedicated QC team inspects every order before it ships, and LOKYO supports FOB, CIF, DDP, and DDU shipping so agents can choose the terms that fit their market. Agents who need to source non-LOKYO products in China can also use LOKYO’s procurement, warehousing, and logistics services for a fee — useful for consolidating supplier relationships and cutting costs.
Growth and territory protection
LOKYO co-funds joint trade show participation, sharing costs while agents follow up on the resulting leads and share in the profit. Perhaps most valuable for exclusivity-minded partners: any customer inquiries LOKYO receives from an agent’s city are forwarded directly to that agent, under the company’s stated customer protection policy.
How does the Partnership Work, Step by Step?
Getting started follows a straightforward six-step process:
- Sign the agency agreement
- Place your first product order
- Complete one-on-one training
- Set up your local website
- Receive delivery
- Begin after-sales service
From there, day-to-day orders run on a repeatable cycle: inquiry → quotation → order → production → packing → inspection → shipping → delivery confirmed. Once you’re onboarded, this is the loop you’ll run for every customer order in the future.
LOKYO by the Numbers
- 29+ years in the catering supply chain and packaging industry (founded 1997)
- Production value of 100,000,000+, backed by advanced imported manufacturing equipment
- Production bases in Guangzhou, Dongguan, Xiamen, and Anhui
- Warehousing and logistics centers in Guangzhou, Nanning, and Dongguan
- Offices in Guangzhou (HQ), Nanning, Changsha, Malaysia, and the UK
- Partners in 60+ countries, with products exported to 40+ countries across Europe, the Americas, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa
- Certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and QS standards, and compliant with EU SGS and US FDA requirements
How to Apply?
Reach out through lokyofoodpack.com, send a message via the contact page, or check the site’s FAQ first if you have quick questions before applying. Since only one or two agents are accepted per market, cities tend to fill on a first-qualified basis, so it’s worth reaching out early if you think your business fits.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LOKYO agents are recruited per city?
Just one or two per city in most countries, and one or two nationwide in smaller countries. The program is designed to stay exclusive rather than crowd a market with competing agents.
What products can a LOKYO agent sell?
Two lines: non-food catering supply chain services (purchasing, quality assurance, warehousing, logistics) and disposable catering packaging across biodegradable, paper, and plastic categories.
Does LOKYO provide training and marketing support?
Yes — one-on-one training, free product design, co-funded promotions, product photography and video, website setup help, and social media materials are all included.
What shipping methods are available to agents?
FOB, CIF, DDP, and DDU, so agents can select terms that fit their market and import setup.
Is LOKYO certified for international markets?
Yes. Products are certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, carry QS certification, and meet EU SGS and US FDA requirements.
