Community canteens with convenient dining can not only solve the problem of eating for the elderly, but also reduce the housework burden of office workers, which is welcomed by community residents.

compared with socialized catering, community canteens have stronger public welfare attributes. To achieve good quality at low price, it is often difficult to break even at the initial stage of growth, which requires the support of government departments, communities and social forces. At present, many local government departments actively explore and launch various support policies such as issuing operating subsidies, reducing rents, and providing free operating space.

to realize the long-term healthy operation of community canteens, the market-oriented development mode is the general trend. At present, some successful cases have shown that through specialized and market-oriented operation, community canteens can achieve "low-profit sustainability" and form a self-hematopoietic mechanism.

Community Sashido, bearing great articles on people's livelihood, has great potential for future development. Experts believe that in the future, it is necessary not only for government departments to increase their support, but also for community canteens to operate more efficiently in a market-oriented way, so as to scientifically and steadily do a good job in this livelihood.

"As long as 11 yuan, there is one meat and one vegetable."

"People over p>“61 can get a 21% discount on meals."

"You can eat downstairs, and three meals a day are not the same."

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In recent years, a community canteen serving residents has gradually emerged in many residential quarters. This kind of canteen is often small in size, but it is affordable and convenient to eat, which effectively solves the dining problem of nearby residents. What kind of people can the community canteen cover? Can it be cheap and good? How is it different from other catering modes? With these questions, the reporter visited a number of community canteens.

Meet the dining demand

This year, 39,111 old urban communities are planned to be renovated, among which building community canteens has become a "must-have" in the renovation list of many old communities.

Huang Chengcheng's fried dough sticks are out of the pot! In the early morning of October 31th, the reporter saw such a scene in the dining hall of Jinsongbei Community in Chaoyang District, Beijing.

"This fried dough stick is made of flour, butter, milk and eggs, and its cost is three times that of ordinary fried dough sticks. It has become a' star breakfast' in this area." Chef Sun Hongwei said. Look crisp, smell fragrant, eat healthy, look at the price, as long as two yuan a piece.

At noon on February 2nd, Zhao Meng, who works in a nearby office building, bought a set meal at the "Weitangshi" community canteen in Yuanfen Village, Longhua District, Shenzhen, with chicken and spinach, one meat and one vegetable, only RMB 11. Although he doesn't live in this community, Zhao Meng eats here every noon. "It's cheap and convenient, and he can go back to the office to take a nap after eating."

The reporter found in many places that affordable prices are an important feature of community canteens. In the view of Shangguan Xiayu, the person in charge of the "Wei Tang Shi" community canteen, this is determined by the nature of the community canteen itself.

what is a community canteen? "Compared with social catering, community canteens have completely different service scenarios and operational logic, and the main thing is cost performance." Shangguan Xiayu listed three characteristics of community canteens: from the perspective of site selection, it is located in or around the community, and the rental cost is much lower than that of most restaurants located in the business district; From the customer base, we are faced with the relatively fixed customer group of community residents, who are doing "repeat business"; From the positioning point of view, the taste is more homely, and the environment and service pay more attention to kindness and reality.