Qian Zhan Wang·2025-07-25 09:33Group 1 - Meituan has launched the "Million Bright Kitchen" initiative to enhance transparency in food delivery by collaborating with 200,000 merchants to showcase real kitchen environments through live videos and images [2] - The initiative aims to upgrade 1 million kitchens to transparent standards, with nearly 300,000 merchants already participating and a target of reaching 1 million by the end of the year [2] - Meituan's operational staff conducts daily inspections of kitchen environments and service standards, focusing on stores with deeper locations, less experience, and higher user complaints [2] Group 2 - The Chinese food delivery market is dominated by Meituan and Ele.me, holding over 90% market share, with Meituan at 68.2% and Ele.me at 25.4% as of mid-2020 [3] - The food delivery market in China reached a scale of 1.1 trillion yuan in 2022, with a compound annual growth rate exceeding 20% from 2018 to 2022 [4] - The number of food delivery users in China grew to 520 million in 2022, a 26.83% increase from 2018 [4] Group 3 - Tsinghua University professor Liu Dacheng suggests that the future of food delivery will integrate into urban infrastructure, leveraging technology to enhance the relationship between people, goods, and locations [5] - Meituan's CEO Wang Xing believes that instant retail will be a key development direction for the food delivery industry, focusing on rapid delivery and convenient shopping to meet consumer demands [8]