In the current epidemic situation, China's "takeaway army" is hailed as the "hero" that protects the economy and people's lives, allowing people who are "housed" at home to have food to eat and stock up on goods.

It can be seen that takeout has become more and more recognized by the public.

Under such special circumstances this year, more and more catering companies have stepped up their online takeout operations because they are unable to operate offline. At the same time, takeout users have begun to spread from young people to middle-aged and elderly people.

Under the influence of various factors, this proportion will increase significantly this year, possibly reaching about 30% to 40%.

Extended information: In the future, the food delivery industry will present a new trend. First, the food delivery platform will be more diversified.

As more and more retail giants with Internet genes shift their focus from "in-store" services to "at-home" services, food delivery platforms will gradually bid farewell to the monopoly of Meituan and Ele.me.

For example, JD.com has launched the "JD Home" service. In addition to providing catering delivery, it has also cooperated with many large retail companies to be responsible for the delivery of daily supplies.

At the same time, city-based food delivery platforms may appear in second- and third-tier cities.

As national companies, Meituan and Ele.me have relatively high costs in terms of R&D and operations.

By building a food delivery platform on a city-by-city basis, operating costs will inevitably be greatly reduced, thereby alleviating the problem of excessive platform commissions that plagues merchants.