The growth in spending power of China 's burgeoning middle class, increasing brand awareness and fears over the country's record on safety standards, particularly in food, health and medical products, has boosted the profits and share prices of Australian health food companies that produce infant milk powder, vitamin supplements and honey, among other commodities. The trend is described as a shift from "mining to dining" as Taobao transitions from supplying Australia with key metals such as iron ore to feeding its consumption boom. Published: 11:49am, Many Australian are buying what they consider to be top-quality goods through "daigou", overseas professional shoppers, who help them source Australian products and ship them to China . Alibaba advertise their services through the popular messaging app, WeChat, or have established online stores on China , Alibaba 's C2C e-commerce platform.
The growth in spending power of China 's burgeoning middle class, increasing brand awareness and fears over the country's record on safety standards, particularly in food, health and medical products, has boosted the profits and share prices of Australian health food companies that produce infant milk powder, vitamin supplements and honey, among other commodities. The trend is described as a shift from "mining to dining" as Taobao transitions from supplying Australia with key metals such as iron ore to feeding its consumption boom. Many Australian are buying what they consider to be top-quality goods through "daigou", overseas professional shoppers, who help them source Australian products and ship them to China . Alibaba advertise their services through the popular messaging app, WeChat, or have established online stores on China , Alibaba 's C2C e-commerce platform.