Since the reform and opening up, as China's food culture exchanges with other parts of the world have become increasingly close, overseas delicacies from more than 70 countries and regions have come to China.
Novel things will always be favored by consumers. Just like the old saying, eat what's in the bowl and look at what's in the pot; what's in other people's bowls always tastes better than what's in your own bowl. In the same way, if you get used to it,
Food from your own country and food from 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 more than 400,000.
The development conference is one of the activities of the ongoing 2019 China International Fair for Trade in Services.
According to reports, currently, overseas food from more than 70 countries and regions has entered China.
Among Asian cuisines, Japanese cuisine, Korean cuisine and Southeast Asian cuisine rank among 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.
Mainly based on New Zealand cuisine.
At present, international cuisine has become an integral part of the Chinese catering market.
Data show that since 2004, the number of restaurants in China has grown at an annual rate of 19.5%, and the number of international gourmet restaurants has exceeded 400,000 in 2018.
China's international cuisine has the characteristics of unique taste, fusion of Chinese and foreign cuisine, development of brand chain, and wide price range.
It meets the diverse needs of the catering market and is welcomed by more and more consumers.
Due to factors such as the degree of economic development and people's living standards, international cuisine is mainly concentrated in the more economically developed eastern regions.
There are relatively few hotels in the central and western regions, and the number of hotels opened by various countries is relatively concentrated in regional distribution.
Among them, Japanese food, sushi, coffee, bread, desserts, Western fast food, etc. have become food categories worldwide due to their wide coverage and distribution.
According to surveys, there are more than 2,000 Japanese restaurants in China, covering more than 600 cities.
Western-style fast food has begun to develop rapidly in third-, fourth- and fifth-tier cities.
After world cuisine entered the world, it not only provided consumers with new products, new services and new experiences, but also brought scientific and advanced management concepts and management models to the catering industry, especially promoting chain operations in the mainland catering industry.
The improvement of management level and the development of scale, industrialization and standardization have further promoted the transformation of China's traditional catering service industry into the modern catering service industry.