Research on the Connotation,Characteristics,and Promotion Path of Digital Development in the Catering Industry
The catering industry is an important scene for digital transformation,and is an important industry for stabilizing growth,promoting consumption,expanding employment,and benefiting people's livelihoods.This research explores and constructs a digital measurement index system for the catering industry from three dimensions:online,platform based,and intelligent,by sorting out the stages and key elements of digital development in the catering industry.It comprehensively calculates and analyzes the characteristics and driving factors of digital development in China's catering industry from the dimensions of industry chain and region.The research results show that from the perspective of the industrial chain link,the sales link is the first field to effectively apply the Internet and mobile technology;From a regional perspective,the eastern coastal region leads the digitalization index of the catering industry,while central cities and developed provinces drive the overall leap of the region;From the perspective of the main driving factors,platforms have become a key force in promoting the digital development of the catering industry.Data elements are an important foundation for the intelligent realization of the catering industry,and digital new formats such as online food delivery are leading the digital development of the catering industry nationwide.Based on the characteristics of the digitalization index in the catering industry,this study proposes relevant development suggestions from the perspectives of data elementization in the catering industry,digitalization of important links in the catering industry chain,development of catering platform enterprises,and coordinated development of catering industry regions.
Catering IndustryDigital DevelopmentData ElementizationIndex System