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SARS Brings 5 Billion Yuan Loss to China's Catering Industry

The epidemic also slowed the industry's growth in the six months to 6.4 percent, 10.1 percentage points lower than a year earlier.

 

However, the China Cuisine Association remains confident of a fast growth for the whole year as the catering sector has been recovering since late May and is expected to achieve a total turnover of 570 billion yuan (US$69 billion), compared with 580 billion yuan predicted earlier this year.

 

As of early July, the daily sales of local restaurants returned to some 80 percent of the normal amount, and the growth momentum remains strong, according to the association.

 

SARS has forced local restaurants to pay greater attention to sanitary issues, omit dishes made from wild animals, and try to keep balanced nutrition, which also helps attract increasing numbers of customers.

 

(Xinhua News Agency August 3, 2003)

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