On November 29, a store in Yoshinoya was exposed to food hygiene problems such as the use of expired ingredients and the smell and acidity of meat foam. In the evening, the "Yoshinoya Official Weibo" certified as Beijing Yoshinoya Fast Food Co., Ltd. issued a statement saying that Yoshinoya belonged to different operating companies in the Chinese market, and the restaurant involved was not within the scope of operation of Hop Hing Restaurant Group, and said that it would carry out self-inspection work within its operating scope.
On November 30, Yoshinoya (China) Investment Co., Ltd. issued an apology statement, at present, the stores involved in Yoshinoya (Anhui) Catering Co., Ltd. have been closed for rectification, and an emergency quality management task force has been set up to investigate, and at the same time to carry out quality inspections of Yoshinoya stores.
Breaking News:
There is the use of sour meat foam to make mapo tofu
Serious blackening of oil and other food hygiene problems
The video released by the media "Insider Picket Bureau" shows that the secret visitors found cabbage and spinach in the kitchen behind the Yoshinoya store, and the meat foam used to make Mapo tofu has become sour, but the mapo tofu that has been made has not been thrown away.
Screenshot of the secret access video
The video of the secret interview also shows that the practitioners took out the smelly basa fish in the pot, but did not add new basa fish, nor did they replace the vegetables placed with the smelly basa fish, and directly began to make and give it to customers; in addition, the chicken that exceeded the best tasting period was still placed in the preparation area; the video said that the Yoshinoya stipulated that the production of pork belly needed to be heated in the form of stir-frying, but in fact, it was first boiled to deal with it, and the staff said that "this is an illegal operation, and the meat cannot be cooked." But if you don't cook it, just fry it and stick it to the pan."
Problems with oil have also been exposed. The undercover investigators found that there was no process for detecting oil in the Yoshinoya, and it was generally stipulated to change the oil once a week, but the filtered oil had been seriously blackened. In addition, the video also shows the hygiene problems of Yoshino's kitchen, including the measuring cup that is dipped in the garbage can directly into the beef soup, the sauce steak is heated directly connected to the bag and put into the water when heating, and the staff does not wear gloves to directly grasp the ingredients when making the hot pot.
Hop Hing Restaurant Group:
The store involved belongs to anhui region
Not within the scope of its operations
On the evening of November 29, the Weibo id certified by "Beijing Yoshinoya Fast Food Co., Ltd." was "Yoshinoya Official Weibo" in response to the matter. The fact sheet signed "Hop Hing Restaurant Group" said that Yoshinoya belongs to different operating companies in the Chinese market, and Yoshinoya in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Henan, Inner Mongolia and Northeast China is operated by Hop Hing Catering Group, and the Yoshinoya restaurant in the exposed video is not within the scope of the company's operation.
The note also said that food safety has always been the top priority of the operation and development of Hexing Group, and the company has arranged for major leaders to take the lead in setting up a self-inspection working group, and from now on, self-inspection and self-correction will be carried out in the Yoshinoya Restaurant operated by Hexing Catering Group. However, the statement was also "spit on" by netizens, "Yoshinoya has nothing to do with me", "The disaster is not my child, the prize is my child".
Screenshot of Yoshinoya's official Weibo
Yoshinoya (China) Investment Co., Ltd.:
They have received interview guidance from the competent departments for market supervision
According to the information, Yoshinoya (China) Investment Co., Ltd., formerly known as Yoshinoya Catering Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., was established in July 2010; in June 2015, the company was transformed from a management company to an investment company, which was established to further effectively and rapidly strengthen the better development and growth of the Yoshinoya Group business led by China, aiming to achieve the integration of business investment and operation management in China.
According to the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System, Yoshinoya (China) Investment Co., Ltd. was established in June 2015, with its registered address located in Fute North Road, China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, with a registered capital of US$48 million, and the legal representative is Kenichi Aohe, and its business scope includes catering management. Yoshinoya (China) Investment Co., Ltd. was formerly known as Yoshinoya Restaurant Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. According to Tianyan, Yoshinoya (China) Investment Co., Ltd. is wholly owned by Yoshinoya Group Co., Ltd.
Screenshot of the website of Yoshinoya (China) Investment Co., Ltd
On the evening of November 30, Yoshinoya (China) Investment Co., Ltd. issued an apology statement, in response to a video released by a video website blogger a few days ago, which aroused the attention of the majority of consumers, Yoshinoya attaches great importance to this and apologizes deeply. At present, the stores involved in Yoshinoya (Anhui) Catering Co., Ltd. have been closed for rectification, and an emergency quality management special team has been set up to investigate, and quality inspections of Yoshinoya stores have been carried out at the same time.
In response to this incident, Yoshinoya will carry out quality inspections in each store at the same time, with a zero-tolerance attitude towards food safety issues in various regions, strengthen education and training in product quality and operation processes, and encourage self-inspection and mutual inspection to improve safety and health awareness. In addition, Yoshinoya has received interview guidance from the competent department of market supervision and will actively cooperate with all investigation processes in the future.
Yoshinoya will work with market operating companies to strictly control food safety and hygiene: supervise all stores nationwide to operate in strict accordance with food safety-related legal requirements; Adhere to the implementation of Yoshinoya standards, requiring companies and stores to control food procurement and store on-site operation norms with this standard, and strengthen the frequency of store inspection by brand operators: arrange professional operators to enter the stores involved, and be responsible for rectification work until the rectification is completed; Strengthen daily food safety education for employees and enhance their awareness of compliance with laws such as food hygiene.
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Yoshinoya Chinese Restaurant
It is managed by Yoshinoya and Hop Hing Restaurants respectively
As one of the leading brands in the Japanese fast food industry, Yoshinoya has a history of more than 100 years today. According to the website of Yoshinoya (China) Investment Co., Ltd., Yoshinoya was born in 1899 as a small personal store in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. At present, Yoshinoya's chain brands in China are distributed in 13 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Tianjin in China, with nearly 545 stores and more than 10,000 employees.
Yoshinoya's entry into the Chinese market also has the characteristics of the times. According to public information, in the early 1990s, the Xia Yu Group, which was established by the Hong Kong Hung family, signed a long-term franchise agreement with the Japanese Yoshinoya: the Xia Yu Group owned the exclusive franchise right of Yoshinoya in northern China, operating the Yoshinoya stores in the franchise area by opening a restaurant management company in the mainland.
In March 1992, Yoshino's first Chinese mainland opened in Wangfujing, Beijing. At that time, the franchise scope of Jiyejia represented by Xia Yu Group covered Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Northeast China and Inner Mongolia, and then its franchise scope was added to Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan. In 2011, Xia Yu Group was reorganized and merged into Hexing Group, a listed company under The Hung Family, and Hong Mingji also became the chief executive officer of Hop Hing. According to the official website of Hop Hing Group Holdings Limited, as of June 30, 2021, 396 Yoshinoya stores have been opened in the franchise area (including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Henan and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region).
Screenshot of the official website of Hop Hing Group Holdings Limited
Later, with the gradual liberalization of China's policy on foreign investment in the retail industry, Yoshinoya in Japan also tried to open stores in China in the form of direct operation, mainly in the market area of southern Chinese mainland. Through the establishment of Yoshinoya (China) Investment Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, Yoshinoya stores are operated and supervised in the mainland market. At present, the mainland stores directly operated by Japan's Yoshinoya are mainly concentrated in shanghai and Shenzhen, some of which are fully directly operated and some of which are operated in the form of chains or joint ventures.
Producer: Nandu Appraisal laboratory
Written by: Nandu trainee reporter Feng Jiaju
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