The hotel opened a "bazaar" to upgrade the format to cope with the epidemic and benefit the people

□ reporter of this newspaper, Ma Gongmei text/photo

　　"Is this wrap ready to eat?" "How much is a piece of cold powder?" ...... On April 10, at the entrance of the Jinhe Hotel in Qingyang District, Chengdu, the reporter felt a "market-style" catering service: under the umbrella of the red row, two rows of white cloth tables were left and right. On the table opposite the entrance is a box of condiments, bubbling with the aroma of red oil and sesame seeds, white cold powder, pale yellow noodles are placed in plastic boxes, mouth-watering; next to it are steaming grilled sausages, strings of wrapped fruits, the bright color of the canned oil makes people's appetites increase; behind them there is a long row of turtle paste, canned bean blossoms and poplar nectar, cumin potatoes in the oil pot "nourishing" sound. Another row of tables on the right hand side of the entrance is placed on the artificial green lawn, which is a good place to drink tea, coffee, and talk.

　　The reporter learned that at the entrance and exit of the Golden River Hotel, the open-air food market has lasted for a month.

　　"Pack and eat here for a price." Whenever a member of the public passes by, the staff dressed in chef's clothes and overalls will shout and sell. The staff of Jinhe Lobby told reporters: "Our 2nd floor is being renovated, and the flow of people during the epidemic cannot be dense, so this open-air market has been set up." "According to the service staff, they have not increased prices, snacks, tea are the price before the epidemic."

　　Selling small snacks and teas

　　Daily turnover exceeds 1,000 yuan

　　Near 12 noon, the reporter saw that the staff of the Jinhe Hotel had laid out the green lawn, set up the stalls, and were selling food. The menu placed next to the stall shows that the on-site sales are divided into snacks and drinks. Snacks include Sichuan gold medal snacks top 50 Jinhe wrapped fruit, cold noodles, grilled sausage box lunch and other foods, the cheapest is grilled sausage, 5 yuan 1, Jinhe wrapped fruit according to 10 yuan a string (4 pieces) and 15 yuan a box (6) to calculate.

　　At the booth site, the production master and the sales staff are waiting for the arrival of customers, and whenever there is a public purchase, they will warmly recommend it. "This model has been going on for a month." The staff told reporters that in this way, the daily turnover is about 1,000 yuan.

　　There are already three tables of people sitting in the stalls under the red umbrella of the market, two of which are in the tea drinking area on the right hand side of the entrance. The menu in the tea drinking area has teas such as chrysanthemum tea and bamboo leaf green, as well as American coffee and lattes for people to choose from. There are also graffiti pandas next to the menu, and the service staff told reporters that these paintings are colors that parents bring children to fill, "you can also sell, 18 yuan a piece." ”

　　In the 20 minutes of waiting for the reporter, about four or five citizens came to the booth to inquire, and finally 1 citizen bought food and chose to pack it and take it away. The reporter learned that this bazaar does not charge packaging fees.

　　Spring blossoms bloom in Chengdu

　　The hotel creates a new format

　　It is understood that in addition to the transformation of jinhe hotel to provide open-air food market services, it also provides customers with more convenient and safe services. Take each customer's temperature and record it, remind them to wear a mask and provide hand sanitizer. At the same time, the hotel fully implements the main responsibility for epidemic prevention and control and food safety, maintains indoor ventilation, increases the frequency of cleaning and disinfection, strictly implements the system of inspection of incoming goods and demand for evidence and tickets, and strictly regulates the whole process of processing and production of dishes.

　　"Around the Spring Festival, it was originally the golden period for our industry to increase revenue." Hotel staff said that the sudden epidemic has brought a huge crisis of operating losses to the hotel catering industry, "but the crisis is also a turning point, which can not only complete the transformation of hotel catering, but also promote the emergence of new formats." ”

　　Perhaps the method of setting up an open-air food market at The Golden River Hotel can become another way for the hotel to recover losses as much as possible under the epidemic. "We are all waiting for the day when there will be a full recovery." Staff are confident that the hotel will rebound in growth and industry recovery in the wake of the pandemic.