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"There have been a lot of coffee machines lately, and there's nowhere else to put them."
Liu Hongbing and his partner Feng Jiafei are inventorying the coffee machines that customers have just delivered in the warehouse, taking photos of each coffee machine and sending them to the second-hand trading online platform. According to his judgment, there has been a wave of closures in coffee shops recently.
Liu Hongbing is counting and recycling second-hand catering equipment in the warehouse.
Liu Hongbing is the person in charge of Shanghai Yuqing Catering Equipment. The company mainly provides catering equipment and recycling services for restaurants in Shanghai and surrounding areas, including coffee shops. "The number of coffee equipment transfers in the past two months has increased by at least half compared to May," said Liu Hongbing. The recycling business of catering equipment is also a barometer of the catering market. "We can basically judge the recent market situation based on the types and quantities of recycling equipment. For example, if more coffee machines are delivered, it indicates that the coffee shop is experiencing a wave of closures."
Feng Jiafei is taking photos of the coffee machine and posting them for sale on a second-hand trading platform.
The three warehouses used for storing equipment are located in an industrial park in Jiading District, covering an area of nearly 2000 square meters. Inside, there are dozens of types of second-hand catering equipment, including coffee machines, microwaves, and ovens, with a quantity of over 2000 pieces.
Various brands of second-hand coffee machines are piled up on the shelves of the warehouse.
Four years ago, Liu Hongbing entered the catering industry and opened a takeout restaurant. He works tirelessly from morning to night, working very hard but finding it difficult to make money. After four months, he decisively closed the store and quickly resold some of the catering equipment he left behind. This experience led Liu Hongbing to turn his attention to the field of second-hand catering equipment recycling. "In 2019, we started recycling catering equipment. At the beginning, we didn't let go of pots and pans. After several years of development, we transformed to only recycle mid to high end catering equipment."
Liu Hongbing and his colleagues are taking inventory of equipment in the warehouse.
During work breaks, Liu Hongbing has been using his phone to answer questions from buyers and sellers on various second-hand trading platforms.
This is the most expensive imported oven equipment in Liu Hongbing's warehouse, worth over two million yuan.
The owner of a coffee shop wants them to come and collect equipment.
The newly received equipment needs to be sent to the maintenance and cleaning workshop before it can be resold.
The worker packages a coffee machine and sends it to the buyer through logistics.
A large number of second-hand catering equipment are shipped to various parts of the country every day.
Liu Hongbing registered the recycled equipment one by one on the computer.
At present, Liu Hongbing's company is somewhat well-known in the industry, with a continuous flow of second-hand catering equipment entering the warehouse every day, and many equipment being shipped to various parts of the country through various channels.