During the last decade, Shanghai’s catering market has maintained double digit annual growth. The sector has formed a pattern of subdivision and diversification and operators from outside Shanghai held a market share as high as 60%.

　　As an international city, Shanghai offers all kinds of cuisines from around the world. Of course, the majority of restaurants offer Chinese food at reasonable prices. Chinese food is famous for its Eight Major Cuisines: Sichuan, Zhejiang, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Fujian, Cantonese and Anhui. Not surprisingly, Shanghai Cuisine, also known as Ben Bang, is not one of the Eight Major Cuisines.