After the establishment of the socialist system, the working people turned over and became masters and cooks, which, like many other occupations, gained the respect and attention of the people. Compared with the old society, the social status of chefs has undergone earth-shaking changes. Today's chefs, some were elected as people's representatives, some became general managers or department heads of hotels and restaurants, some became model workers, and some even took to the rostrum of colleges and universities. With the change of chef's social status, the social significance of chef's labor is more and more understood and recognized by people.

Chef is the promoter of social and economic construction. Chefs create delicious food to meet the needs of social consumption, thus strengthening people's system, promoting people's health, and ensuring that people have more energy and stronger physique to invest in social construction. At the same time, in the social benefits of providing quality services to consumers, it will also gain economic benefits for hotels. It is pointed out that the intermediary role of chefs in political, economic, cultural and diplomatic activities can not be ignored. In modern society, many communication activities are inseparable from catering activities. Therefore, in this sense, the chef's labor has become one of the powerful driving forces to guide consumers and promote economic construction.