Sit down and order 9 dishes first. Why is the dining model advocated by Wuhan criticized by netizens as "wasteful"?

Advocate thrift and eliminate food and beverage waste from the source.

The Wuhan Catering Industry Association issued a letter of initiative, proposing 6 initiatives, including: implementing the N-1 ordering model, that is, 10 diners can only order dishes for 9 people. "In fact, we have been advocating the CD-ROM campaign since 2013, including the 'N-1 ordering model', and many restaurants in Wuhan have also successively provided free take-out services." Liu Guoliang, president of the Wuhan Catering Industry Association, said that advocating savings It does not bring losses to the catering industry, but benefits.

He used a set of data to compare. In 2012, the turnover of Wuhan’s catering industry was around 40 billion. At that time, about 20% to 30% was wasted. Since 2013, Wuhan has actively advocated the CD-ROM operation. In 2019, The annual turnover of Wuhan’s catering industry is 123 billion. “About 5% to 6% of meals are wasted now. Although it is a big improvement compared to before, it is still a big number. It adds up to more than 1 billion. Moreover, the wasted food blocks the sewers and pollutes the mother river. , misleading the children."

Extended information:

In the past, customers liked to order in an n+1 format. For example, five people would order six or seven dishes for fear of not having enough. It would be shameful to order less. But now, we advocate ordering n-1 dishes. Five people can order four dishes, or mainly order small dishes to avoid waste. Since the introduction of the conservation measures, it has been very popular with guests and the amount of waste has been reduced from the source, significantly reducing it.

For example, they launched the "Assorted Shaomai", which puts the four most popular shaomai in the restaurant together, so that customers can taste 4 flavors with one order. Once launched, it became very popular. In addition, they also launched "half cage Shaomai" for breakfast, reducing the number of 8 in one cage to 4 in one cage, which is more suitable for breakfast needs. Now, restaurants can reduce food waste by more than a quarter every day.

Reference: People's Daily Online-Wuhan Catering Association Initiative: 10 people can only order dishes for 9 people when dining