Few restaurants set up small dishes and half dishes offline, mainly because the cost of time, manpower and material resources has risen. Compared with offline catering, small dishes on takeaway platforms are easier to find, but there are also many problems.

Some restaurants are not cost-effective, that is, the amount of small dishes is less, but the price is not much cheaper. It is recommended that merchants integrate the prevention of catering waste into the business process and include it in the employee assessment. Food delivery platforms can add an "anti-waste" score to the review feedback, which reminds consumers to pay attention to savings.