Nine departments including the Ministry of Commerce issued guidance on promoting the high-quality development of the restaurant industry.
The Zhitong Finance App learned that on March 28, 9 departments including the Ministry of Commerce issued guidance on promoting the high-quality development of the restaurant industry.
The opinion mentioned optimizing the business environment in the restaurant industry. Guide financial institutions to improve risk pricing capabilities and issue credit loans to catering operators. Play the role of trademark pledge and encourage financial institutions to expand the benefits of intellectual property pledge financing.
Give full play to the role of industry associations and other organizations, improve bank-enterprise matchmaking mechanisms, and facilitate financing for catering operators.
Support eligible catering companies to list and issue credit bonds at home and abroad, and use multi-level capital markets for financing.
Furthermore, develop “digital+catering”. Encourage the development and application of artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain technology and intelligent devices in the catering sector. Promote the digital empowerment of catering, and cultivate a number of digital catering demonstration enterprises, demonstration districts and digital service providers. Guide platform enterprises in the catering sector to provide technical training, traffic support, etc. to micro, small and medium-sized merchants, and create a healthy ecosystem for the symbiotic development of platforms and merchants. Encourage places in a position to do so to provide appropriate support for the digital transformation of catering operators and the application of automated catering equipment and facilities.
At the same time, standardize the development of the prepared food industry. Accelerate the formulation and improvement of standards relating to prepared dishes, continue to carry out risk monitoring and assessment of prepared dishes, and further tighten food safety supervision for prepared dishes. Guide relevant agencies to establish a joint development platform for prepared food technology to continuously improve the quality of prepared dishes.
Huafu Securities pointed out that the restaurant industry has fully recovered, and the overall momentum is strong; the catering industry is showing potential for growth in the sinking market, or becoming a new growth point for performance; high-quality and cost-effective products and immediate demand categories are still mainstream in food and beverage consumption; expanding the size of stores is still the main theme, and the degree of restaurant chain has further increased.
Companies related to the catering concept:
Haidilao (06862), Yum Sheng China (09987), Jiumaojiu (09922), Helen's (09869), Xiabuxiabu (00520), Nai Xue's Tea (02150), Yihai International (01579), etc.