Overcapacity, low level of equipment intelligence, joint sharing may become the future development direction of central kitchens

During the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the central kitchen "showed its talents" in terms of people's livelihood security

However, due to irrational and hot start, most of the central kitchens have serious overcapacity, which has eroded corporate profits

Multiple advantages are favored by local governments

The central kitchen mainly refers to the center of centralized catering and distribution, serving the production and operation of the catering industry.

Industry insiders analyzed that the catering enterprises used to operate in front of the store and the kitchen as a workshop, which can no longer meet the standardization requirements for food.

From the perspective of preventing food waste, the central kitchen implements unified procurement, processing and distribution of raw materials, which also reduces waste in the production process

However, industry insiders also reminded that the construction of a central kitchen is an asset-heavy construction, which must be matched with the overall planning and development stage of the enterprise, otherwise it will be a drag on the enterprise

Many local governments believe that the introduction of central kitchens in their jurisdictions is a specific practice of combining supply chain and digital technology.

Further expansion of coverage

The "2020 China Catering Industry Annual Report" shows that more than half of the catering companies currently focus on supply chain management

Catering companies of chain brands first paid attention to the central kitchen

With the increasingly fierce market competition, winning consumers with high-quality food and standardized flavor has become a means for the stable development of catering stores

In recent years, the downstream market demand of the catering industry has continued to increase, and the upstream supply chain has expanded rapidly.

Central kitchens pursue fresh products, and the establishment and application of cold chain logistics facilities have added impetus to their supply chains

Industry insiders believe that scale, standardization and intelligence are the inevitable paths for the future development of the catering industry.

Idle capacity integration is the direction

As consumption continues to upgrade, consumers have more diverse requirements for catering

Industry insiders believe that capital, channels, market size, equipment, etc.

Equipment is also the bottleneck restricting the development of central kitchens

Industry insiders pointed out that the central kitchen does not mean that every enterprise has to build it by itself.
With the division of labor in the industry becoming more and more detailed, and there are more and more third-party central kitchens and shared central kitchens, it is very important to learn to cooperate
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No matter in a city or a region, the central kitchen must need a certain reasonable layout and development
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Enterprises can go to the market to find enterprises specializing in central kitchens, and use their products immediately
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Enterprises themselves have more time and energy to focus on on-site operations, market expansion or management
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According to the "2021-2025 China Central Kitchen Industry In-depth Analysis and Investment Research Report" released by Zhongyan Puhua, it is expected that in the next few years, the development direction of the entire industry should focus on the integration of idle production capacity in central kitchens.
It is used by the industry to minimize losses; the entire central kitchen market will continue to grow, reaching 18.
94 billion yuan by 2025
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(Comprehensive arrangement by Gao Jiaodi)

　　"China Food News" (02 edition on March 22, 2021)
 

(Editor-in-charge: Gao Jiaodi)