中國國內在線訂餐數或超3億

China's online catering sector is continuing to expand quickly, as more than 300 million meals are expected to be ordered online this year, according to a recent industry forecast.

根據近期的一項行業預測，我國在線訂餐領域繼續迅速擴張，預計今年將有逾3億頓飯是通過網絡訂購的。

The country's take-out business will account for more than 10% of the catering industry's total retail revenue by 2020, said Jiang Junxian, head of the China Cuisine Association.

中國烹飪協會會長姜俊賢稱，到2020年，我國外賣業務將佔餐飲行業零售總收入的10%以上。

In 2016, a total of 256 million meals were ordered online, up 22.5% from 2015, he revealed.

姜俊賢透露，2016年，在線訂餐總數達2.56億，較2015年增長22.5%。

The market size of China's take-out business exceeded 160 billion yuan in 2016, up 33% year-on-year, Jiang said.

他表示，2016年，我國外賣業務市場規模超過1600億元，同比上漲33%。

Besides regular meals, the Chinese are increasingly interested in other types of online catering services such as late-night snacks and afternoon tea.

除了日常飲食之外，中國人對其他類型的在線餐飲服務也越來越感興趣，比如夜宵和下午茶。

Last year, transaction volumes for these two types of services jumped more than three-fold on , one of the country's largest online catering platforms, much higher than the growth in lunch and dinner orders.

去年，這兩種類型的服務的交易量，在中國最大的在線餐飲平臺之一的餓了麼上增長了三倍以上，這要比午餐和晚餐的增長要高得多。

Facing the brisk growth of the online catering sector, Jiang said food safety was always of top priority, which required close cooperation between caterers and delivery providers.

面對在線訂餐領域的迅速增長，姜俊賢稱，食品安全永遠是頭等大事，需要餐飲供應商和配送服務商進行緊密合作。