how big is the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the catering industry?

After the outbreak of COVID-19, many factories and enterprises stopped production, waiting for the end of the epidemic, among which the catering industry had the most serious impact on all industries. Since ancient times, China has paid attention to a lively event. Most people who go to eat in the catering industry get together with three or five friends, or even have a large-scale dinner. What the epidemic is most afraid of is that many people get together, not to mention everyone's chopsticks, and they will all reach into the same meal, which will increase the possibility of epidemic spread. Therefore, during the epidemic, people are not encouraged to go to restaurants to eat, and even if they go, they are not encouraged to eat in the hall. Most of them are packed and taken away.

Although I am not engaged in the catering industry, when I go out during the epidemic, I will find that many restaurants and restaurants on the street are closed, and many papers posted during the holidays are still there. Although the time has passed, no one has come to open the restaurant, and even this restaurant will never open.

The worst epidemic is the New Year in China, which is also the golden age of catering business. Many catering industry owners hoarded a lot of food raw materials to welcome the New Year, but because there were no customers and the shelf life of food was already short, during the epidemic, we also saw reports that many restaurant owners were forced to go out to sell vegetables. On the one hand, they had the mentality of saving as much as possible, on the other hand, they were ready to close down.

we all know that the cost of opening a store is very high, and it is necessary to hire a lot of employees, especially the catering industry, which needs not only chefs, but also many waiters and front desk managers. These are not small costs for the catering industry. During the epidemic, these daily maintenance money needs to be paid, but because there is no turnover and no income, many catering industries directly go bankrupt.

Now that the epidemic has been basically controlled and the catering industry has resumed normal business, we can also find that many stores on the street, especially the newly opened new stores, are closed forever, which is enough to show that the epidemic has dealt a heavy blow to the catering industry. If we can survive, no one is willing to give up their hard-working stores. After all, it takes courage to give up.

In fact, it's not just the catering industry. Because of the outbreak of this epidemic in expect the unexpected, there is no good solution, people can't gather at home for a long time, and many related industries, like the catering industry, are hit hard. This kind of loss is not caused by their own humanistic reasons, which is even more heartbreaking. At present, the epidemic has been well controlled, people's lives have been restored, and normal factories and enterprises have also started normal operations. I also hope that the catering industry can restore its past prosperity.