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title: "CITIC Securities: The food service industry improved month-on-month in August, seizing structural opportunities"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/258776323.md"
description: "CITIC Securities' research report points out that the revenue of the catering industry in August increased year-on-year and improved month-on-month, especially with excellent performance from Chinese and Western fast food. With the impact of the prepared food incident, consumer attention to food safety and compliance has increased, leading to enhanced industry transparency. It is recommended to focus on growth-oriented companies with high cost-performance ratios and clear development prospects, as well as stable, high-dividend mature enterprises"
datetime: "2025-09-25T00:22:31.000Z"
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# CITIC Securities: The food service industry improved month-on-month in August, seizing structural opportunities

CITIC Securities research report indicates that in August, the year-on-year growth of social retail catering revenue and catering revenue from enterprises above designated size was +2.1%/+1.0%, showing a month-on-month improvement compared to July's 1.1%/-0.3%. According to Jiuqian data, in August, most brands in the catering industry continued to expand their stores, with store efficiency improving month-on-month. Various segments showed development potential, with Chinese fast food and Western fast food performing relatively well. Recently, the pre-made dishes incident has escalated, and CITIC Securities believes that consumer core concerns include the right to know, food safety, and price-quality matching. In the medium to long term, industry compliance and transparency levels will continue to improve, and leading catering enterprises with high price-performance products, strong compliance, and stable and safe supply chains are expected to benefit. It is recommended to focus on growth-oriented leading enterprises with highlighted cost-effectiveness positioning and high certainty in development prospects, as well as mature leading enterprises with relatively stable operations and high dividends

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