Food industry is the largest industry in China's national economy. The diversified development goals oriented with food safety, flavor, nutrition and health have been the important trends of innovating development of food industry. The basic situation of the development of China's food industry was introduced, and the major problems existing in food industry of China were analyzed. The dual wheel driven approach with scientific implementation of “less oil, less salt, less sugar” and “N plus” connotation of health was put forward to be the firm direction of our future food industry. And the dual wheel drive was emphasized as the key point for realizing the health transformation of Chinese food industry. The novel connotation of food safety and health in China was prospected, indicating that food safety was the basic guarantee of health and “double-orientation of flavor and health” was the development trend of food industry. It was suggested that the implementation of projects of “storing grain in food” and “storing grain among the people” should be actively promoted. Depending on the advantage of interdisciplinary integration, scientific and technological innovation should be used to further elevate the scientific connotation of food.