Food industry is a main pillar industry of national economy. Healthy food is an inseparable part of the modern food, which is the greatest boost power of the upgrading and development of food industry. The production and development of healthy food has always been the direction of the food industry. Through the modern production mode of internal search and external strengthening of health factors, screening and development of sustainable nutritional and healthy raw materials, the implementation of the “Healthy China 2030” planning outline was promoted under the new development pattern and the socialist conservation-oriented country building was assisted. The basic situation of the development of health food and food industry in China was summarized, and the current situation of healthy food industry and the problems that need to be solved in the transformation and development of the food industry were analyzed. It was proposed that the development direction of the food industry was the dual orientation of flavor and health, and there should be dual vision of modernization and internationalization for food industry. It was emphasized that the development of food industry should follow the principle of “healthy raw material mining-technological and theoretical innovation-intelligent and scientific supervision”, and the big food concept and diversified food supply system should be established. It was hoped to provide a scientific and technological theory guidance for the sustainable development of food industry.