Hong Kong and Taiwan have translated into fast food, fast food and so on. Different from lunch, consumers' understanding of fast food is varied, far beyond the original meaning of foreign words. But nothing more than that, that is, fast food is produced by food factories or processed by large and medium-sized catering enterprises, which is popular, time-saving and convenient and can be used as a staple food.
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Development history
There are 4 million catering stores nationwide, and super-large enterprises are constantly emerging. There are 11enterprises with turnover exceeding1100 million yuan, and there are 34 enterprises with turnover exceeding 500 million yuan, among which the turnover of the top ten enterprises reached 33.676 billion yuan, up 18.4% year-on-year.
It first appeared in Germany and was called "fast food" or "fast food" in English. After it was introduced into China, it was called "fast food" in Chinese, that is, cooked food that can be eaten at any time.
In fact, what we usually call "fast food" should be called Chinese fast food, commonly known as box lunch. It is a way to eat Chinese food by absorbing foreign food culture. It has entered thousands of households with its bright, convenient and economical characteristics.
With the development of social economy, fast food has become the mainstream lunch of white-collar workers in first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, and the style of fast food has gradually evolved and upgraded, which not only pays attention to the balance of nutrition, but also has more colorful styles.
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