(New Year's visit to the grassroots level) New Year's Eve dinner is popular on the Changchun line
China News Service, Changchun, February 4 (Reporter Guo Jia) "The situation was very good at the beginning of the year. We are preparing for a big fight. The epidemic has suddenly come again." Changchun Guosheng Hotel's restaurant manager Feng Changchang lamented to reporters on the 4th.
At the beginning of this year, an imported epidemic occurred in Jilin Province, involving Changchun City, Tonghua City, Songyuan City and many other places.
Under the epidemic situation, Changchun citizens' willingness to eat out has been greatly reduced, and the catering industry has suffered a lot. Star-rated hotels are even more impressive.
New Year’s Eve dinner is a must for star hotels.
Earlier this month, the Department of Commerce of Jilin Province and more than 200 restaurants launched an online New Year’s Eve dinner reservation activity called "New Year's Eve in Place", aiming to reduce the hidden risks of personnel gathering.
Such an opportunity is really rare. Feng Changchang introduced that the online New Year’s Eve dinner they launched in a short period of time has not only a dozen dishes of family banquet gift boxes, but also lightweight small family meals, and even some single-person New Year’s Eve meals.
"Compared with last year's Spring Festival epidemic, we have a plan this time, so we won't be in a hurry." Feng Changchang said that at present, he has received six single-line reservations for the New Year's Eve dinner. As the New Year's Eve gets closer and closer, it is expected that there will be A small scheduled peak.
Hotel staff pack food.
Photo by Zhang Yao
Under the epidemic situation, keen businesses can always be the first to gain insight into changes in social consumption habits.
The reporter visited many star hotels and found that the current Spring Festival gift box is quite popular among consumers.
According to consumer demand, the gift box dishes can be finished or semi-finished.
"In the past, we always reunited in restaurants. This year, because of the epidemic, we felt that we would take it back and eat more at ease." Mr. Wang, a citizen of Changchun, ordered three Spring Festival gift boxes at Yatai Longda Hotel. friend.
According to Li Qingyue, Director of Food and Beverage of Yatai Longda Hotel, the restaurant has launched more than 100 dishes for consumers to choose from this year.
At the request of customers, many of the signature dishes of star hotels have been made into semi-finished products, and new packaging bags with better sealing have been selected.
"A lot of customers buy this as a gift for relatives and friends." Li Qingyue analyzed that maybe everyone was tired of eating at home recently.
Feng Changchang said frankly that in the past year, in a sense, they have been in a state of self-help.
They used to set up a street stall under the scorching sun, sell barbecues at night, and deliver packed lunches in the wind and rain.
Later, star-rated hotels in the same industry have followed suit.
"For star hotels, putting down your body is not only a way to help yourself, but also to show the outside world an attitude to overcome the epidemic." Feng Changchang said.
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