China's top hotpot chain Haidilao accelerates expansion amid COVID-19 crisis

China's top hotpot chain Haidilao accelerates expansion amid COVID-19 crisis

A server carries plates of food at a Haidilao in Hong Kong. Photographer: Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg

China’s biggest hotpot chain Haidilao will open more than 400 new restaurants in 2020, exceeding initial estimates by about a third, even as the coronavirus pandemic batters its and the sector’s profits.

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