I. Introduction.
With the development of social economy and the acceleration of people's life rhythm, the catering industry, as an industry closely related to people's daily life, is also constantly changing and innovating. In recent years, community kitchens and shared tables have become a new trend in the catering industry, which not only meets consumers' needs for convenient, delicious and healthy catering, but also has the characteristics of green, environmental protection and conservation, bringing new development opportunities to the catering industry. This article will provide a detailed analysis of two new trends: community kitchens and shared dining tables.
2. Community kitchens.
1.Development status.
Community kitchen is a new catering model that provides convenient, delicious and healthy catering services for community residents through centralized and large-scale methods based on the concept of sharing economy. Community kitchens usually adopt the method of ** kitchen + distribution, and the dishes are prepared and delivered to various sales points, which is convenient for consumers to buy and eat.
2.Advantage. 1) Convenience: The community kitchen provides convenient catering services for community residents, and consumers can buy delicious dishes at their doorstep, saving time and energy.
2) Delicious: Community kitchens usually adopt the method of ** kitchen + distribution to ensure the taste and quality of dishes and meet the taste buds of consumers.
3) Health: The community kitchen pays attention to the freshness and nutrition of ingredients, and provides healthy and nutritious catering services.
3.Challenge. 1) Market competition: Community kitchens are facing fierce market competition and need to continuously improve their menu quality and service level to win the trust and satisfaction of consumers.
2) Laws and regulations: In the process of development, community kitchens need to comply with relevant laws and regulations to ensure the legality and standardization of catering services.
3. Share the table.
1.Development status.
Shared dining table is a new type of catering service model, which encourages consumers to share tables by providing shared dining space and facilities, so as to reduce catering costs and improve the utilization rate of catering resources. The shared table model has been relatively mature in Europe and the United States, and has gradually begun to attract attention in China.
2.Advantage. 1) Saving resources: The shared table has the characteristics of saving resources by encouraging consumers to share tables and improving the utilization rate of catering resources.
2) Reduce costs: The shared table model can reduce the catering cost of consumers and allow more people to enjoy affordable catering services.
3) Socialization: The shared table encourages consumers to share a table for dining, which increases the interaction and communication between consumers, and has a certain social value.
3.Challenge. 1) Hygiene issues: Shared dining tables need to ensure the hygiene and safety of the dining environment to win the trust and satisfaction of consumers.
2) Consumer acceptance: The shared table model is still in its infancy in China, and it is necessary to improve consumer acceptance and recognition.
IV. Conclusions. As a new trend in the catering industry, community kitchens and shared tables have the characteristics of convenience, deliciousness, health, environmental protection and conservation, which have brought new development opportunities to the catering industry. However, these two models also face challenges in the development process of market competition, laws and regulations, health issues, consumer acceptance, etc. Therefore, the development of community kitchens and shared tables needs to be continuously innovated and optimized to meet market needs and consumer needs to achieve sustainable development.