China News Service, Ningbo, August 13 (Reporter Lin Bo) "Hello, your takeaway, I wish you a happy meal." Wiping the sweat on his forehead, Ma Donghai, the "Takeaway Brother" in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, completed a A single fruit delivery order, this is his 21st order that day.
"The most orders are milk tea and fruits." Ma Donghai told reporters that his orders have been stable at more than 40 these days, and he can earn about 240 yuan a day.
Ma Donghai is from Bozhou, Anhui. He has been working as a rider in Ningbo for two years. From 10:30 to 21:00 every day, he set his own working hours. "During this time, the weather is hot and there are many orders. If you want to take orders, there are always orders."
Under the blessing of the hot weather, the original hot "home economy" continued to rise, and the sales of takeaway orders continued to rise. Take Ma Donghai as an example, the takeaway rider entered the busiest time. Wearing work clothes, walking through the streets and alleys, the scorching sun provides food delivery services for the people.
On August 13, according to the live temperature rankings released by the Central Meteorological Observatory at 14:00, the temperature of Fenghua in Ningbo ranked second in the country and the first in Zhejiang. In addition, Ningbo Zhenhai's temperature ranks fifth in the country.
Under the presence of the subtropical high pressure, the Ningbo Meteorological Observatory has issued a high temperature report for 4 consecutive days. As of August 12, the number of high temperature days above 35 degrees Celsius in the urban area of Ningbo has reached 20 days. It is expected that the high temperature weather will continue to "explode the field" in the next ten days.
“The weather is too hot. I don’t want to cook or go out to eat. It’s most convenient to order takeout.” Taking out his mobile phone and swiping the options on the takeaway app, Li Weiran, a citizen of Ningbo, began to order today’s lunch. “I ordered two cups of milk tea. , Two more bento, convenient and affordable."
In addition to buying finished products for takeaway, many people also choose to buy vegetables in the cloud without leaving their homes.
“I bought fresh crabs, squash, roast duck and other dishes, placed an order at 8 in the morning, and it was delivered home around 9 a.m.” Chen Jie, a Ningbo citizen who originally planned to go out to buy vegetables, was “successful” by the high temperature and returned home. Choose "Cloud" to buy food, "It takes 10 minutes to walk from home to the food market. It is hot and dry. It is better to buy food on the takeaway platform."
At the same time, the hot weather has also given birth to a new type of "rigid demand" and business opportunities have emerged.
According to a staff member of a take-out brand in Ningbo, in the hot weather, the number of take-out orders through the platform is on the rise. “Big data shows that within a day, take-out orders are mainly concentrated in the two peak hours of noon and evening, not only for white-collar workers and young people. People choose takeaway services, and this trend is gradually extending to residential areas such as residential buildings."
"Many consumers are unwilling to go out in hot weather. This is the main reason for the increase in our takeaway orders." Jiang Pingzhou, head of a Ningbo brand catering, told reporters that as of August 12, the overall takeaway orders in August increased compared with July. 11.8%, the overall order volume increased by 39.5% compared to the same period in August last year. "Whether it is online or offline, we will also do a good job of food safety in hot weather." (End)