China's catering sector saw about 821 billion yuan (about $126.6 billion) in the combined sales of key retail and catering enterprises during the weeklong Spring Festival holiday that lasted from Feb. 11 to 17, marking a year-on-year growth of 28.7 percent from the same period last year, according to data released by the country's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Wednesday.
While strictly implementing epidemic prevention and control measures, catering enterprises have proactively enriched and upgraded their menus and innovated online and offline business models during this year's Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese Lunar New Year.
At the same time, food delivery service providers have made active efforts to respond to the needs of catering enterprises and constantly improve the quality of their services.
Through joint efforts and efficient coordination, catering companies and food delivery service providers in China managed to provide consumers with customized, diversified, and high-quality catering services during the Spring Festival holiday, a traditional peak season for catering consumption in China.
A restaurant named "Lao Chongqing” in southwest China's Chongqing municipality enjoyed brisk business during the recently-concluded Spring Festival holiday. Festively decorated by red lanterns and an eye-catching large poster, the restaurant witnessed its busiest period of the year in the past week, with customers keeping coming in even after lunchtime on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year.
"We launched New Year's Eve dinner delivery service this year. There is a lot of work to do,” Chen Cong, owner of the restaurant, said with a smile, adding that they managed to guarantee high-quality services and strict anti-epidemic measures amid the busy work.
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