Traditional Chinese food outlets jump on the delivery bandwagon

Times are changing and so are the traditional food joints in Shanghai. The long wait that used to be a norm at most of these outlets was seen as an impediment in retaining and attracting new customers. But the emergence of smartphones and high-tech has enabled several of them to reach out to more young customers with home delivery services.

Shanghai Dafugui Restaurant, a 137-year-old food joint that specializes in Anhui cuisine was one of the first old brands that has embraced technology and delivery services in a big way.

"We will make a slew of adjustments this year like expanding production capacity, phasing out snacks not suitable for deliveries and providing food throughout the day to attract more consumers," said Tian Shenglei, head of operations at Dafugui.