Introduction: A university canteen in Guangdong was fined for not raising the price of meals below 13 yuan, which seems to be a deviant move, revealing the shrewd side of business operations. This article will delve into this incident, revealing the complex relationship between canteen management, contractors and market supervision, as well as the wisdom of merchants and the demands of schools.
Chapter 1: Price Increase or Fine
On September 4, a stall in Guangzhou Huali University was fined 300 yuan for selling less than 13 yuan per meal and not increasing the price, a seemingly absurd incident that attracted widespread attention. Netizens posted notices and chat records, and the clues of the incident were fully revealed.
The reason for the fine on the notice is that "the price of the meal is less than 13 yuan, and the amount of the fine is as high as 300 yuan". In the chat record, a person named "Manager Zhou" even threatened: "I will not change the fine of 1,000 yuan tomorrow."
Is this a discretionary exercise in canteen management or an enforcement of merchant price increases? Let's walk into this college cafeteria and solve the mystery.
Chapter 2: Schools and Outsourcing
Guangzhou Huali University is a full-time private ordinary undergraduate college, formerly known as Huali College of Guangdong University of Technology, after years of development, it has become one of the independent colleges in Guangdong Province. The school has two campuses that carry the expectations of many students.
However, the seemingly simple part of the cafeteria also has its own story. The school's choice to outsource the canteen to Guangzhou Fanghua Catering Management Co., Ltd. was not only an economic decision, but also a response to the students' dietary needs. But this decision was also bred with contradictions and controversies that continue to this day.
Chapter 3: The Reasonableness of Price Increases
The reporter contacted the General Affairs Office of Guangzhou Huali University and learned that the punishment was decided by the canteen contractor, and the school considered the punishment unreasonable and asked the contractor to correct it. More importantly, the canteen stall was not actually penalized, and the contractor also said that it would not raise the price again.
This episode raises an important question: Why did the contractor demand a uniform price increase at the canteen stalls? The answer may lie in rising food market prices. From this, we can see the subtle relationship between merchants and the market.
Chapter 4: Intervention in Market Regulation
As the incident escalated, the Guangzhou Zengcheng District Market Supervision Administration also intervened. In intra-school disputes, they send staff to the school to deal with it, but the specifics are still being understood.
However, it is puzzling that the companies shown on the penalty notice do not have the power to punish. The company, Guangzhou Fanghua Catering Management Co., Ltd., is not actually an administrative unit, so there is a problem with the expression of "punishment" on the penalty list.
After some investigation, the regulator did not find price violations in the company, but only advised them to strengthen internal management. This judgment raises the contradiction between market regulation and corporate legitimacy, and also makes people think about the real role of supervision.
Chapter 5: Behind the Business Game
Behind the incident, multiple stakeholders such as schools, contractors, and market supervision were involved. In order to meet the needs of students, the school chose to outsource canteen management, but this also gave businesses a certain right to speak. In order to cope with market fluctuations, merchants asked for stalls to increase prices, but eventually fell into a huge public opinion vortex.
This incident revealed the shrewd side of business operations and the many difficulties in market regulation. It tells us that the business game behind it is far more complex than we think, and the trade-offs of decisions and the game of interests require us to think deeply.
Conclusion: The interweaving of power, business, and regulation
This Guangzhou Huali College canteen incident, behind the seemingly simple fine, involved complex issues at multiple levels such as school outsourcing, merchant price increases, and market supervision. It is not only an ordinary canteen management event, but also a competition for power, business, and supervision.
In the end, whether the fine can be reasonably resolved may not only be a contractor's problem, but also a microcosm of the interaction between the business ecology and regulators. We need more thinking and a deeper understanding of the nature of this problem to better understand and solve similar social problems.