The initiative says that catering waste goes against the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation and jeopardizes national food security. Stopping catering waste is important for the implementation of the Anti-Food Waste Law and the Consumer Rights and Interests Protection Law, as well as for guaranteeing national food security, advocating social civilization and building a conservation-oriented society.

All along, cafeterias and hotels have been the hardest hit by catering waste. Especially in hotel restaurants, the waste phenomenon is very alarming. On the one hand, there are customers' personal reasons. For example: some customers in the hotel banquet guests, for fear of "losing face", so no matter how many people to the banquet less, a brain on a table full of dishes, the results of the end of the banquet is still left half, watched the waiter leftovers are all poured into the slop bucket. This is typical of the "swollen face," not only to save face and suffer, but also caused a great waste. On the other hand, there is also the hotel's reasons. Hotels have the obligation to remind customers to "order according to need", but many hotels are afraid of customers ordering less impact on the economic benefits, allowing customers to "excessive ordering", resulting in a large amount of food waste.

In recent years, with the introduction of the "Anti-Food Waste Law", although the various places have launched a variety of new initiatives against food waste, such as on-demand ordering, CD-ROM rewards, leftovers packaged, etc., but because only based on the "advocacy" level, and thus the unit canteen or, hotel restaurants, waste phenomenon still can not be eliminated.

Cafeterias, hotels, according to consumer demand for the introduction of "small dishes" for consumers to choose from, is not a good strategy to reduce waste. "Small portions of food" allows diners, especially when the number of diners is small, not only can taste a few dishes, but also not too large portions and waste, in line with the current "thrifty, against waste" initiative, but also makes the consumer's food and drink civilization to be This is in line with the current initiative of "practicing frugality and opposing waste", and also makes consumers' dining civilization greatly improved. The provision of "small portions of food" is a win-win situation, worthy of praise, worth promoting.

Besides catering enterprises, catering takeaway platforms are also important subjects for the innovation of "small portion dishes" mode. The Anti-Food Waste Law stipulates that catering takeaway platforms should prompt consumers to order the right amount of food in a conspicuous manner, and catering service operators providing services through catering takeaway platforms should provide consumers with information such as food portion sizes, specifications, or the number of recommended consumers on the platform's pages. In this regard, catering takeaway platforms shall utilize advanced technologies such as the Internet, big data, artificial intelligence, etc., and give full play to the characteristics and advantages of the platform economy to provide services and convenience for catering merchants to sell "small portions of food" and for consumers to purchase "small portions of food", and to become a platform for catering enterprises and consumers to participate in the "small portions of food" market. It also serves as a guide and supervisor for catering enterprises and consumers to participate in the "small portion" mode. Doing a good job of these tasks, the catering takeaway platform will also be the beneficiaries of the "small portions of food".

The emergence and rapid popularity of the "small portions of food", a vivid interpretation of the value of saving food, against food waste "axiom". Looking forward to consumers, catering enterprises and catering takeaway platforms to actively participate in the "small portions of food" mode of innovation, can be for all walks of life, food enterprises, functional departments, Internet platforms and other multi-party cooperation to fulfill the responsibility of anti-food waste to provide more useful practices and experience, and constantly strengthen the "waste is shameful, saving It will also strengthen the consumer culture atmosphere of "shameful waste and proud saving" and promote civilized, healthy, rational and green consumption in the whole society.