Since the reform and opening up, with the increasingly close exchange of food culture between China and the rest of the world, overseas food from more than 70 countries and regions have come to China. New things will always be favored by consumers, as the old saying goes, eat the bowl of the pot; others always feel better than their own bowl of delicious bowl of food, the same way, used to eating their own country's food, the food of other countries will be refreshing to you. From 2004 to 2018, the number of international cuisine restaurants operating in China increased from 30,000 to over 400,000 restaurants. The development conference is one of the events at the ongoing China International Fair for Trade in Services 2019.

Overseas food from more than 70 countries and regions has reportedly entered China. Among Asian cuisines, Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian cuisines are in the top three. American restaurants are more prominent in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico. Europe is represented by French, Italian and Spanish cuisine. Oceania is Australia. Based primarily on New Zealand cuisine.

Currently, international cuisine has become an integral part of China's restaurant market. Data shows that since 2004, the number of restaurants in China has been growing at an annual rate of 19.5%, and in 2018 the number of international cuisine restaurants has exceeded 400,000. China's international cuisine is characterized by unique flavors, fusion of Chinese and foreign cultures, development of brand chains, and a wide range of prices. It meets the diversified needs of the catering market and is popular with more and more consumers.

Due to the degree of economic development and people's living standards, international cuisine is mainly concentrated in the more economically developed eastern region. The central and western regions are relatively few, and the number of restaurants opened in each country is more concentrated in regional distribution. Among them, Japanese cuisine, sushi, coffee, bread, desserts, western fast food, etc. have become worldwide food categories due to their wide coverage and distribution. According to the survey, Japanese food has more than 2,000 restaurants in China, covering more than 600 cities. Western fast food is starting to develop rapidly in third, fourth and fifth-tier cities.

World cuisine into the world, not only for consumers to provide new products, new services and new experiences, but also for the catering industry has brought scientific, advanced management concepts and management models, especially to promote the chain operation of the mainland restaurant industry. The improvement of management level and scale, industrialization, standardization, and further promote the transformation of China's traditional food service industry to modern food service industry.