Haidilao shares jump as delivery growth and new restaurant brands boost outlook

People dine in a Haidilao hot pot restaurant in a shopping mall complex in Beijing on March 13, 2025. One of China's biggest restaurant chains has promised to refund thousands of customers after footage of a patron urinating into a simmering hotpot went viral online, triggering a public outcry. The clip, filmed last month, appeared to show a young man standing on a table at a Haidilao branch in Shanghai urinating into a vat of boiling broth. (Photo by JADE GAO / AFP) (Photo by JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images) Jade Gao | Afp | Getty ImagesShares of Chinese hotpot chain Haidilao International rose 7% in Hong Kong on Wednesday, after the company's first-half results revealed delivery revenue more than doubled.The results, released on Tuesday, showed Haidilao's revenue rose 7.9% year-on-year to 22.34 billion yuan ($3.32 billion) in the six months to June, while core operating profit, a non-IFRS measure, rose 4.4% to 2.51 billion yuan.delivery was Haidilao's fastest-growing business segment, with revenue jumping 121.2% to 2.05 billion yuan, driven mainly by rapid growth in its single-serving fast-food business and the expansion of its delivery network through more local hubs.Revenue from ...