Currently, the foodservice furniture industry is experiencing an unprecedented wave of transformation, with intelligence and greenization emerging as the two core driving forces propelling its development.
In the realm of intelligence, continuous innovative achievements are being made. At the 2025 China International Furniture Fair, numerous enterprises showcased highly technological foodservice furniture. For instance, a leading brand introduced an intelligent dining table system that not only features convenient functions such as wireless charging and intelligent temperature - controlled cup holders but also integrates an AI ordering assistant. Customers can obtain personalized dish recommendations and complete ordering and additional ordering operations simply through the touch screen on the tabletop, significantly enhancing the dining efficiency. Additionally, some restaurants have introduced intelligent seats that can monitor data such as customers' dining duration and sitting posture through built - in sensors, helping restaurants optimize table turnover rates and service processes and providing precise operation bases for operators.
Green environmental protection has also become the main theme of industry development. With the advancement of the "dual - carbon" goals, an increasing number of enterprises are using environmentally friendly recycled materials for furniture production. Take an eco - friendly furniture manufacturer as an example. Its dining chairs made from recycled plastic bottles are not only high - strength and wear - resistant but also have antibacterial and mildew - proof properties, and the energy consumption during the production process is reduced by 40%. Meanwhile, enterprises adopt technologies such as water - based paint spraying and 3D printing in their processes to reduce harmful gas emissions and practice the concept of sustainable development.
Market data shows that in 2024, the sales of intelligent foodservice furniture increased by 35% year - on - year, and the sales volume of environmentally friendly products accounted for more than 25%. Many foodservice brands have actively responded to this trend. For example, a certain fast - food chain enterprise has increased the service efficiency of its stores by 20% and the customer satisfaction by 15% through purchasing a large number of intelligent ordering dining tables.
Despite the promising prospects, the industry also faces challenges. The high R & D investment in intelligent furniture leads to relatively high product prices, and the unstable supply chain of environmentally friendly materials restricts large - scale production. However, industry experts say that with the maturation of technology and policy support, these challenges are expected to be gradually overcome, and the foodservice furniture industry will continue to move forward in a more intelligent and greener direction.