직장인 '배달 도시락 점심' 급속 확산...연결 스타트업도 등장<br /><br />The South Korean government's Level 2-point-5 social distancing measures mean office workers are discouraged from going out for lunch.<br />This is leading more and more workers to get their lunches delivered straight to their desks.<br />Bae Eun-ji has this report.<br />Waiting in line for a seat at the restaurant has been replaced by ordering lunch deliveries and getting take-outs.<br />At this restaurant that only delivers,... the bell signaling a delivery order has been made doesn't stop ringing.<br />As soon as the food is all packed and ready to go, the delivery person is on his way to a nearby office.<br />The delivery is made by a startup company that arranges the service between restaurants and customers through a mobile app.<br />"With the COVID-19 outbreak, the amount of delivery orders in Gangnam-gu District has jumped 27 percent."<br />Office workers say this way of having lunch is actually more convenient.<br />"I have been eating delivery food in the office because of the coronavirus, and it's much better because there is a variety of menus to choose from."<br />Convenience stores are also seeing more sales of mass-produced lunch boxes.<br />"Sales of lunch boxes rose by 30-percent, and consumers can choose from a wide range of products."<br />Convenience stores are planning to increase the production of lunch boxes that are easy to take out.<br />Industry watchers say this trend of workers grabbing takeouts or getting food delivered will last for a while with the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />Bae Eun-ji, Arirang News.<br />
