Chinese traditional food has a long history and abundant cultural connotation. With the rapid development of food industry in China, the traditional food industry also made a great progress. However, the modernization of Chinese traditional food industry has been restricted seriously due to the insufficient recognition, weak fundamental research and low level of mechanization. In this paper, the development tendency of Chinese traditional food industry was analyzed. The main problems existed in modernization of Chinese traditional food industry were pointed out. The primary mission for the modernization of Chinese food industry was put forward.