Wang Bin, deputy director of the Department of Consumption Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce, said at a press conference held on the 21st that in the first three quarters of 2021, the catering takeaway platform provided small dishes for merchants to increase by 25.4% year-on-year, and the number of people who purchased takeaways without tableware has exceeded 100 million. He said that the Ministry of Commerce will work with relevant departments to promote the introduction of standards such as "Green Catering Operation and Management" and "Banquet Saving Service Specifications" to encourage the majority of catering enterprises to consciously carry out thrifty and thrifty activities. (Reporters Yan Fujian and Xie Xiyao)