China-Singapore Jingwei Client, August 14 (Zhang Meng) Saying goodbye to "waste on the tip of the tongue", there are new developments in various places. As of August 13, catering-related associations in 31 provinces across the country have issued initiatives to stop catering waste and promote the virtue of conservation.

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31 provinces catering associations advocate "CD Action"

  About one-third of the world’s food is lost and wasted every year, totaling about 1.3 billion tons; and at least 820 million of the world’s 7.633 billion people face hunger, which is equivalent to 1 in 9 people in the world going hungry.

  According to estimates, the amount of food waste on the table in the Chinese urban catering industry alone is as high as 17 million to 18 million tons, which is equivalent to the amount of food for 30 to 50 million people a year.

  On August 12, the China Business Federation, China Chain Store & Franchise Association, China Cuisine Association, China Hotel Association, and Meituan-Dianping jointly launched the "Proposal on Stopping Food Waste and Cultivating Saving Habits" to the national catering industry. It is recommended that catering companies establish a disciplinary mechanism. During the ordering process, they must perform reminders to customers, and promptly persuade customers for obvious excess demand; catering companies should respond in time to customers' mid-course extra meals; and the wasteful behavior of taking buffets , Catering companies should inform in advance that they need to charge additional meals or service fees.

  On August 13, the China Hotel Association issued another proposal to encourage buffet companies to take reward and punishment measures, remind customers to take meals in small quantities and multiple times as needed, and enhance customers' initiative to save consumption. Promote buffet companies to establish a catering inspection system to enrich the varieties of landmark cuisine and landmark snacks. Various canteens should organize actions for delicious, healthy, and green development, clarify measures to save consumption, and guide diners to take meals reasonably and avoid waste.

  In addition, as of August 13, 31 provinces’ catering-related associations have issued initiatives. Specifically, the content of the initiative generally includes the fact that catering companies should not mislead consumers to over-order meals, provide half meals, appropriately reward "CDs", and implement N -1 order mode, etc.

Beijing, Shanghai and other places advocate to guide rational consumption

  On August 12, Beijing Cuisine Association and Beijing Food and Beverage Industry Association issued an initiative to the city's catering industry and consumers. Promote green consumption, cherish food, pay attention to balanced meals, match dishes reasonably, and not mislead consumers to order meals in excess, suggest catering companies to provide "half portion, half price" "small portion, moderate price" service methods, and advocate "CD Action"; Take the lead in not using disposable tableware and provide environmentally friendly packaging services.

  On August 13, the Shanghai Food and Culinary Industry Association issued a proposal. The front-line service personnel of various catering companies should implement effective consumption guidance during customers ordering, ordering, and adding meals to prevent over-ordering and be good customers. Consumer advisers; if customers have food leftovers after meals, take the initiative to do a package service. For self-selected business forms such as buffets, restaurant service personnel should strengthen the consumption guidance on the restaurant scene.

Jiangsu and Tianjin give appropriate rewards to "CD" customers

  On August 12, the Jiangsu Consumer Rights Protection Committee and the Jiangsu Catering Industry Association issued an initiative to "resolutely stop catering waste" to catering industry operators and consumers. Among them, it is mentioned that those who have the conditions can appropriately increase the preferential incentive measures such as package rewards and discounts on "CDs".

  On August 12, the Tianjin Catering Association and the Hotel Association respectively issued proposals to catering businesses. Both proposals mentioned that they hoped that qualified companies would give appropriate rewards to customers who "dining on CD-ROMs" and encourage customers to pack leftovers. Take home and provide free packing box.

9 provinces and 10 cities propose to implement N-1 point dining mode

  On August 11, Wuhan Catering Industry Association issued a proposal to implement the N-1 ordering model, that is, 10 diners can only order 9 people’s dishes, and it is not enough to add more dishes to ensure that customers eat well while eliminating catering from the source waste. This move triggered a heated discussion among the people. On the same day, Xinyang and Xianning also launched an initiative to implement the N-1 ordering model.

  On August 12th, Heilongjiang, Fuzhou, Taiyuan, Ganzhou, Zhuzhou, Dazhou, Chaohu and other seven places also issued initiatives to implement the N-1 ordering model.

  Zheng Fengtian, deputy dean of the School of Agriculture and Rural Development of Renmin University of China, told the Sino-Singapore Jingwei Client that the implementation of the "CD Action" and strict economy are of great significance. The phenomenon of "tip of waste" is widespread in the world, and our country is also very serious. When guests are invited to dinner, they are accustomed to face-saving and ostentatious over-consumption (ordering a large table of dishes, actually eating very little), and the waste is very serious. Although China’s food production has been harvested year after year, it is still necessary to have a crisis awareness of food security.

  Zheng Fengtian also said that the new crown pneumonia epidemic has also deeply rooted the concept of the meal-sharing system. Another advantage of the meal-sharing system is to cook according to the amount and eliminate waste.

  In an interview with Sino-Singapore Jingwei Client, China Food Industry Analyst Zhu Danpeng said that at present, the entire international environment is complex and changeable, and global food prices are constantly rising. It advocates diligence and thrift. It not only promotes the excellent traditional virtues of the Chinese nation, but also has a positive effect on the new generation. The significance of a good educational warning.

Catering companies actively respond to the initiative

  To stop catering waste, catering companies are an important link that cannot be ignored. After catering associations all over the country spoke out, what responses did catering companies have?

  Photograph by Yan Shuxin

Haidilao pushes "half dish"

  According to a report from the Beijing Youth Daily, the relevant person in charge of Haidilao said that Haidilao Hot Pot is one of the earlier restaurants that had half dishes. Basically every dish can be ordered in half, and the price and quantity are half of the whole serving, so that it can not only meet the diverse needs of customers for dishes, but also avoid waste. The waiter in each store will actively remind customers to order the right amount of meals, and will also give suggestions and reminders based on the number of customers dining to avoid waste.

Quanjude launches "for one person" roast duck set meal

  It is understood that Quanjude has launched a "food for one" roast duck set meal, ranging from roast duck, duck cakes, dipping sauce, to salted duck liver, fresh vegetables, mullet egg soup and other dishes, each is a small portion, which satisfies part of the consumption. The needs of the user can also avoid waste.

Some restaurants in Nanjing collect deposits to prevent waste

  According to a report from Modern Express, in a buffet restaurant in Nanjing, in addition to the cost of meals, the restaurant will also charge an additional deposit of 100 yuan per table. The shop's bill was printed with the slogan "Operation on CD-ROM, Save Treasure" and named the bill "Environmental Protection Deposit and Billing". At the bottom of the merchant’s bill, it is also marked with the words "The waste is not more than 200g/table, please confirm with the on-site staff and apply for a deposit refund!".

  In response to customers’ wasteful behaviors with additional meal or service fees, Zhu Danpeng believes that this move has a demonstrative effect on some leading companies, which are more socially responsible and more responsible. In addition, some companies will reward "CD-ROM" customers. It is also a means for catering companies to retain and rob customers and enhance customer stickiness.

Webcast prohibits fake eating and extravagance

  Source: Weibo

  A few days ago, the Weibo topic #CCTV approves the so-called big appetites to eat and broadcast waste serious# has attracted the attention of the whole people. Up to now, the topic has been read nearly 900 million.

  It is reported that the anchors of food broadcasts often challenge the appetite beyond ordinary people to gain attention and attract traffic. Some anchors even spit out the food secretly after one person eats a large amount of food.

  In response, Douyin and Kuaishou both responded that the platform will seriously deal with the waste of food in the current online eating and broadcasting content, or the behavior of using fake eating, inducing vomiting, and eating most of the publicity. Punishments such as deleting works, shutting down live broadcasts, and banning accounts. Douyu Live also said that it will strengthen the review of food live broadcast content to eliminate food waste.

  On August 13, the Online Performance (Live Broadcast) Branch of the China Performance Industry Association issued a reminder that all member companies should further strengthen the management of live broadcast content, especially focusing on live broadcasts with gourmet food as the main content, and strengthen guidance to establish correct diets. Consumption concept, resolutely prohibit fake eating, inducing vomiting, curiosity, propaganda of eating too much, overeating, and other extravagant and wasteful live broadcast behaviors. At the same time, it also reminds the majority of food anchors that the pursuit of excitement, excessive entertainment, eye-catching, and wasting tongues are not desirable.

  In an interview with the Sino-Singapore Jingwei Client, Zhang Xiaorong, Dean of Deepin Technology Research Institute, pointed out that the prompts of the China Performance Industry Association Network Performance (Live Broadcast) Branch have played a guiding role in the regulation of diet programs on major live broadcast platforms. Catering live broadcast content has a wide range of influence on the audience. First, many people use it to carry out content entrepreneurial activities. Second, the exposure of related stores in the program will also promote food consumption.

  Zhang Xiaorong also said that there are indeed some exaggerated performances in the live webcast content, and it is advisable to abandon the bad habit of using fakes to defraud traffic.

Legislation to stop food waste is on the way

  According to a report from CCTV News on the 13th, Zhang Guilong, the first-level inspector of the Administrative Law Office of the Legal Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, said that he is currently reviewing domestic and foreign legislation, documents and policy measures to stop food waste.

  Zhang Guilong emphasized that in the next step, the Legal Work Committee will actively study and in-depth demonstrations on strengthening legislation for the prevention of food waste, and make specific and clear regulations on the prevention of food waste through a variety of legislation and decisions. Strengthen management in various links including purchase, storage, transportation, processing and consumption to effectively reduce losses and waste; especially in the catering consumption link, actively advocate a reasonable and healthy diet culture, and establish a long-term mechanism to stop catering waste.

  Zhu Danpeng believes that to stop food waste, we must create a complete organic and healthy ecological chain, from the promotion of national policies to the promotion of industry associations to the participation of catering companies and the actual actions of consumers. Relying on only one port to exert force cannot form a resultant force.

  Zhu Danpeng added that the most important link to stop catering consumption is consumers. Only by improving the overall quality of the people, scientifically and reasonably guided, will eventually form a benign consumer thinking.

  In Zheng Fengtian’s view, to change the wasteful habit requires legislation to regulate specific systems, comprehensively use legal, administrative, economic, propaganda and education and other means to realize the reshaping of concepts and behaviors, and accelerate the formation of a nation’s diligence and frugality, and cherish food. Good social atmosphere.

Netizens have something to say about legislation to stop food waste

  Source: Weibo User Comments

  Regarding the NPC Standing Committee’s enactment of legislation to strengthen the prevention of food waste, netizens expressed their support: “Everything is hard work. It is everyone’s responsibility to cherish food. Uncle farmers work hard. The problem of food waste should not be underestimated. Waste, waste is shameful, support the CD operation".

  Source: Weibo User Comments

  At the same time, some netizens also suggested: "The starting point is very good, but you must not overdo it, and you cannot make one size fits all." (Zhongxin Jingwei APP)

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