The phenomenon of cheap duck meat in the city
Li Xiaocong was walking along the bustling street when he suddenly saw a roadside stall selling roast duck. The price of a dozen yuan was too cheap, so he couldn't help but take a few more looks, and even stopped.
He wandered in front of the stall, the aroma of roast duck lingering on the tip of his nose made his stomach "gurgle", and he was really hungry when he remembered the work meal that was hastily solved at noon today.
Under the humble tarpaulin shed of this stall, five or six golden crispy roast ducks are neatly stacked, shining in the warm yellow light.
Li Xiaocong looked at the price, and then looked at the drooling roast duck. With such a cheap price, there must be something wrong with the quality, right? But the aroma is so attractive. He hesitated for a moment, but then took out his wallet and bought one.
Perhaps tireless white-collar workers also need to stop their busy pace and find a happiness of their own.
Li Xiaocong carefully figured out the roast duck in his hand, at this price, presumably the stall also has its own way of keeping business behind it. He was curious about where it came from and more worried about its quality.
At this moment, roast duck is not only full of heat, but also hides a secret of cost and benefit.
The business logic of low-cost duck meat
Back home, Li Xiaocong tasted the roast duck while searching for information about "low-cost roast duck" on Baidu. It turns out that most of this meat comes from large-scale farms, where standardized operating procedures are used to mechanize duck breeding and slaughtering, which greatly reduces labor costs.
In addition, this large farm directly forms a vertical industrial chain with fast food restaurants, and the ducks are directly supplied to various roadside stalls. This eliminates a lot of intermediate links, including the absence of complex packaging, and the transportation cost is greatly reduced.
Li Xiaocong suddenly realized that this was the case. Through informatization and standardization, modern food companies have been able to reduce costs to the extreme, so that such a low price can also obtain considerable profits.
The fast-paced city life makes it impossible to cook, and this fast-food style of roast duck captures the psychology of consumers and becomes their quickest supply.
Thinking that he often frequents those fast food restaurants and takeaways on weekdays, Li Xiaocong can't help but be impressed by the modern business model. In order to expand the market, food companies can be careful to such an extent, which makes him a little less suspicious about low-cost duck meat.
Xiao Li's doubts about food safety
However, when Li Xiaocong reminisced about the aftertaste of the roast duck, he couldn't help but worry about its quality and safety.
He turned on his computer and looked up a number of reports on food safety incidents, and found that there were indeed occasional cases of food problems caused by lax supervision. In particular, some small workshops are more likely to have loopholes in quality control.
Thinking of the roast duck he had just eaten, Li Xiaocong couldn't help but get nervous.
Li Xiaocong became irritable, and he repeatedly searched for information about the quality and safety of roast duck, but could not find an accurate answer. This made him even more entangled, and he regretted his reckless purchase decision.
It was getting late, and Li Xiaocong reluctantly closed the computer. A roast duck that costs more than a dozen yuan has now become a heart disease that he can't let go. In the face of low-cost food, what should we do as a consumer? This is a question worth pondering.
Multi-party verification, rational choice
The next day, Li Xiaocong decided to launch an investigation in person to find out the truth about these roast ducks.
He first found the contact information of several roast duck merchants on the Internet and asked about their food processing processes and quality standards. Some large-scale businesses said that they have a complete quality control system, from duck vaccination, regular physical examination to transportation and storage temperature, and accept the supervision and inspection of food and drug regulatory authorities.
This reassures Li Xiaocong, it seems that not all roast duck merchants are in a regulatory vacuum.
Then Li Xiaocong went to several classmates from the Food and Drug Administration, who were familiar with him, and asked them what they thought of the local specialty roast duck. They also told Li Xiaocong that according to the random inspection, most of the roast duck merchants' products are qualified, and only a few small workshops have problems.
However, they are also stepping up their day-to-day supervision of local specialty foods.
After learning this information, Li Xiaocong's doubts were lessened. He realized that businesses and regulators were actually trying to ensure the safety of food products such as roast duck.
In the end, he used the mentality that he also had a complaint channel when he found a problem, and patronized the stall again. Tasting the aroma of duck meat, he believes that as long as the government and consumers jointly supervise, these special snacks will also get better.
Share the roast duck and feel the purchase
When he tasted roast duck for the second time, Li Xiaocong specially invited a few friends to try it together.
Several people sit around the table, and the roast duck exudes an enticing aroma. Everyone chatted about the mysteries of these street food as they ate. Some praise them for adding a lot of fun to our tables, while others worry about a regulatory gap.
Just when the discussion was in full swing, someone noticed that the size of the roast duck seemed to be smaller, and the amount was reduced. It turns out that with their popularity, some merchants are also reducing costs in order to sell immediately.
"It's tempting to be affordable, and we understand the frustration of merchants, but quality comes first. Li Xiaocong said.
Everyone agrees that while pursuing convenience, we should also maintain basic vigilance and choose high-quality merchants.
The scene of sitting around the table and feasting is harmonious and warm. While tasting roast duck, they are also tasting this diverse and complex society. How to maintain a clear judgment in the Linlang business society has also become a lesson that the new generation of consumers need to learn Xi.
Final tips
When Li Xiaocong passed by the food stall again, he didn't stop to taste it as usual, but walked straight over.
He began to understand that the supervision of roadside convenience food requires government departments to strengthen daily inspections, businesses to self-discipline to maintain quality, and consumers to actively supervise and feedback problems.
Li Xiaocong is also learning Xi weigh the perfect taste bud enjoyment and the necessary safety bottom line. He believes that as long as we practice reasonable consumption, do not overly demand price and taste, support honest merchants, and respect the hard work of food safety law enforcement officers, such a snack market will gradually improve.
The simple but warm dining environment and the amiable uncle will make tired city dwellers find peace here. I believe that through the joint efforts of all walks of life, these small food shops will get better and better.