Pre-prepared dishes must pass the safety barrier before being served on the New Year’s Eve dinner table. Pre-made dishes have become one of the top ten choices for Chinese consumers' New Year gift boxes for the first time.

Many well-known catering brands familiar to consumers have also joined the ranks of pre-made New Year's Eve dinners, such as Quanjude, Dadong, and Xibei Noodle Village. However, prepared dishes are still facing food restoration, transportation and safety issues.