Prepared dishes are convenient dishes through standardized production,which can meet the needs of the catering market to reduce costs and increase efficiency and people's fast-paced life.The industry is developing rapidly and has a broad prospect.The market development status,industry chain,factions,regional distribution of enterprises and industry index ranking,influencing factors,and fu-ture trends of prepared dishes were summarized in this paper.The industrial chain and enterprise classification of prepared dishes were de-scribed.The factors influencing the development of prepared dishes were analyzed from three aspects,including food quality and safety,consumer awareness,and government supervision and standardization.Development trends in the prepared dishes industry were analyzed from the investment of science and technology,training of professional talents,segmentation of category and scene,and synergistic devel-opment of B-and C-sides.The development prospects of prepared dishes prospected from the aspects of agricultural development,cold chain logistics development,opportunities,and challenges.This review would provide references to industry development and trends in prepared dishes.