The party involved and the person responsible for the rat's head duck neck in Jiangxi were fined 7.06 million yuan, and a restaurant in Shunde, Guangdong, set scavenger fish as a specialty, and the owner said that it was not enough to sell every day. For details, please see the "Daily Meal News" of the Red Food Network.
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The parties involved and the responsible persons were fined 7.06 million yuan
Xinhua Daily News, on December 15, according to the Tianyancha App, recently, the administrative punishment of the enterprises involved in the "rat head duck neck" and the relevant responsible persons was announced. Among them, Jiangxi Zhongkuai Logistics Service Co., Ltd. was fined 100,000 yuan and confiscated 1,325.5 yuan of illegal gains, and the responsible person Zhu Moumou was fined 10 times last year's income, that is, more than 2.844 million yuan, Tao Moumou was fined 8 times last year's income, that is, more than 1.852 million yuan, and Yi Moumou was fined 9 times last year's income, that is, more than 2.263 million yuan.
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A restaurant in Shunde, Guangdong, set scavenger fish as a specialty, and the owner: There is not enough to sell every day
Jiupai News News, on December 12, some netizens posted a video saying that a restaurant in Foshan, Guangdong Province sold scavenger fish as a specialty. The shopkeeper responded that this kind of fish needs to be approved by the Market Supervision Bureau before it can be sold. It is understood that this restaurant is the first restaurant in Shunde to sell scavenger fish as a dish. According to the owner, the scavenger has a crispier texture than other fish, which is very popular with customers, and when there is a supply of it, it is not enough to sell every day. During this time, he looked for several suppliers nearby, all of which were out of stock.
In November, the national catering revenue reached 558 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.8%
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, on December 15, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that in November, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 4,250.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.1%. Among them, the catering revenue in November was 558 billion yuan, an increase of 25.8%. From January to November, catering revenue was 4,748.5 billion yuan, an increase of 19.4 percent.
The "2023 Consumer Industry Investment Cooperation Conference" was successfully held in Changsha
On December 15, the "2023 Consumer Industry Investment Cooperation Conference" and related industry seminars were held in Changsha, jointly sponsored by the Hunan Provincial Department of Commerce, Changsha Municipal People's Government, and Hunan Radio, Film and Television Group (Taiwan), and co-organized by Hunan Provincial Business Service Center, Changsha Municipal Bureau of Commerce, CICC, Wangju Capital, and Mango Media.
With the theme of "New Consumption, New Pattern, New Kinetic Energy", the conference brought together dozens of heavyweight guests such as consumer industry experts, Fortune 500 companies, investment institutions, media executives and leading entrepreneurs in the consumer field, as well as more than 500 representatives of food, catering, life services, venture capital institutions, Internet platforms and other enterprises, to discuss how capital can empower the real economy and the development trend of the consumer industry under the new pattern of economic development. The multi-party channel mechanism joined by capital will jointly promote win-win cooperation and promote the deepening and solidification of the consumer industry.
Guangdong, Hubei and other provinces issued consumption vouchers
According to the Red Meal Network, near the end of the year, many places began to issue consumption vouchers to drive the recovery of local consumption. According to incomplete statistics from the Red Dining Network, Guangdong, Beijing, Hubei, and Anhui have all begun to issue corresponding coupons. Among them, Guangdong will issue 300 million yuan of consumption vouchers across the province, and the activity period will last from December 2023 to January 2024.
Trends of leading companies
Domino's sets a new direction for its five-year plan
Foodbusinessnews reported that recently, Domino's Pizza Company launched a five-year plan called "Hungry for MORE", which established three goals: global retail sales growth of more than 7% annually, the number of stores worldwide increased by more than 1,100, and annual operating income growth of more than 8%. In the next five years, Domino's also plans to launch at least two new products per year, reduce the "time-limited supply" of products, improve the quality control and punctuality of takeaway orders, reduce the consumption of loyalty program points, and improve the online ordering platform to provide consumers with better personalized service.
"Lianxiang Building" was absent from the Greater Bay Area Time-honored Brand Expo
According to the Yangcheng Evening News, in response to the dispute over the trademark of Lianxianglou, on December 14, the relevant person in charge of Guangzhou Lianxianglou Co., Ltd. responded that due to the lack of trademark authorization, enterprises will not be able to participate in the first 2023 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Time-honored Brand (Culture) Expo.
He Jingyu, the relevant person in charge of Lianxianglou Company, said that after being named and rectified by the Ministry of Commerce and other departments, he only received a telephone meeting notice from the time-honored company. Since the other party insisted on the position of "general license", the two sides did not meet and negotiate. According to reports, the main person in charge of Liwan District and the person in charge of multiple departments held a meeting with the relevant person in charge of Lianxianglou Company on the 14th to negotiate, and said that they would try their best to coordinate the two sides to solve a series of problems caused by trademark authorization.
Tims Coffee opened its first store in Korea
Recently, Canadian coffee brand Tim Hortons officially announced that it had opened its first store in South Korea in Gangnam District, Seoul. This is Tims' fifth market in East Asia, following China, Thailand, the Philippines and Singapore.
McDonald's launches reusable cutlery in Europe
According to the Wall Street Journal, a few days ago, McDonald launched 21 different sizes of reusable cups and bowls in France to comply with the country's law requiring fast-food chains to pack dine-in food in reusable containers. In response, McDonald's said that the full implementation of the new container is complex and costly, so the company currently only offers reusable cups to consumers who pay a deposit.
Starbucks has added car charging stations in its U.S. stores
A few days ago, Starbucks and Volvo have opened 50 electric vehicle charging stations in 15 stores thousands of miles between Denver and Seattle. The two sides said they announced the partnership last year in part to address the lack of vehicle charging infrastructure in North America. A Starbucks spokesperson also mentioned that the pilot route was chosen because the two cities have a fast-growing electric vehicle market but weak infrastructure.
The cost of farming is declining, and New Hope said the debt-to-asset ratio is expected to improve
On December 14, New Hope replied to investors on the interactive platform of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, saying that with the continuous decline in the cost of internal breeding, the continuous improvement of management efficiency, and the active preparation of various financing plans externally, the company's asset-liability ratio is expected to improve. New Hope also mentioned that the company's pig business was affected by the supply and demand structure of the industry, and the price declined, bringing certain losses, but thanks to the continuous improvement of the company's breeding costs, the company's pig breeding business has achieved a profit reduction quarter by quarter this year.
Polestar and Ele.me launched the evaluation and recommendation of the scale of takeaway meals
According to the Beijing News, on December 13, the food standard evaluation system Polestar and Ele.me launched a strategy for the evaluation and recommendation of the scale of takeaway meals. The two parties are expected to evaluate and rate more than 10,000 dishes from more than 100 brands and more than 30,000 stores, and the results will be displayed in a "transparent" manner on the Ele.me app. According to reports, the Polestar food standard evaluation system will realize the "transparency" of the whole process of each dish from raw materials to meals.
Note: This article is synthesized from public information such as Beijing News, Foodbusinessnews, qurtz, Wall Street Journal, Jiupai News, National Bureau of Statistics, Xinhua Daily, Yangcheng Evening News, etc. I also hope that readers will leave a message in the comment area to provide more valuable suggestions for the majority of catering people.
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