BEIJING, Jan 21 (Xinhua): China's food delivery market registered fast growth last year as young Chinese are increasingly choosing to order food online, a report showed.
The online food delivery market hit 204.6 billion yuan (about 31.9 billion US dollars) in 2017, 23 per cent more than the previous year, according to a report by Meituan Waimai, a major food delivery firm.
Almost 300 million users have used online services to order food, the report showed.
Young people were among the most active users, according to Jiang Junxian, director of the China Cuisine Association (CCA).
According to Jiang, while the online food delivery market has seen rapid expansion, there is still room for businesses to grow.
China’s food delivery mkt grows 23pc in 2017
FE Team | Published: January 21, 2018 21:33:46
China’s food delivery mkt grows 23pc in 2017
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