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Video: Four decades of changes on table

The importance of food cannot be denied, and the food services industry has stood out as one of China's earliest, fastest-developing and most market-oriented industries. The annual per capita consumption of food increased to 2,852 yuan last year ($418) from less than 6 yuan in 1978. During the 40 years of China's reform and opening-up, the restaurant business has expanded dramatically. Annual revenue rose from 5.5 billion yuan ($800 million) to nearly 4 trillion yuan. The number of employees increased from 1.04 million to 30 million.

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