The impact of the new crown epidemic on the catering industry is still continuing, and even well-known restaurant chains such as Din Tai Fung are inevitably affected. Recently, there are media reports that Din Tai Fung, a famous Chinese chain restaurant in Australia, announced the closure.
Australia Yiding Taifeng collapsed and liquidated
Official: Domestic restaurants are open as normal
According to relevant media reports, Din Tai Fung has a total of 10 restaurants in Australia, one is located in Melbourne, and the rest are in Sydney.
The closure of a Din Tai Fung store in Australia is not only affected by the impact of the epidemic, or related to the previous scandal of unpaid wages and low wages. In August last year, Australia's Fair Work Monitoring Department filed a lawsuit against Din Tai Fung's four stores in Australia, accusing them of underpaying employees by 150,000 Australian dollars (about 500,000 yuan) and using false work records. Restaurant director Deniy Harjanto, general manager Hannah Handoko and HR coordinator Shintiana Parmenas were also charged with alleged involvement in violations.
In fact, this is not the first time that Din Tai Fung has closed its store, in June 2020, Din Tai Fung announced the permanent closure of its first founding store in the Greater Los Angeles area of California, a well-known Chinese restaurant located on Arcadia South Baldwin Avenue in Nanjia, which has a history of 20 years.
So what is the operation status of the domestic Din Tai Fung restaurant?
Chengdu Ding Tai Feng Restaurant is currently operating normally
Red Star Capital Bureau saw at noon on January 25 at the Ding Tai Feng Restaurant in Chengdu Ocean Taikoo Li that there were many customers in the store eating normally. According to the clerk, the restaurant is currently in normal operation. After that, Red Star Capital Bureau called the public telephone of Beijing Hengtaifeng Catering Co., Ltd. A staff member of Beijing Hengtaifeng Catering Co., Ltd. said in an interview with Red Star Capital Bureau that there was indeed a matter of bankruptcy and closure of a store in Australia, but the specific reasons for the closure were not clear to the other party. Subsequently, the other party said: "At present, all stores in China are not affected and are still operating normally. ”
It is popular all over the world with small dumplings
It is understood that Yang Bingyi, the founder of Dingtaifeng, was born in Shanxi in 1927, went to Taiwan in 1948, and then worked as a delivery man with the help of relatives, and then founded Dingtaifeng Oil Company in 1958. In 1973, Yang Bingyi hired a Shanghai master to start making small dumplings for sale, and the business was excellent, so he began to focus on the small dumplings and pastry business.
With decades of operation, Ding Tai Feng has become a world-renowned restaurant chain brand, in 1993 Ding Tai Feng restaurant was selected by the New York Times as "one of the world's top ten gourmet restaurants", the soup is fragrant small dumplings well-known at home and abroad, once became a representative of traditional Chinese cuisine.
According to the official website of Din Tai Fung China
In 1996, Din Tai Fung expanded the Japanese market and quickly set off a small steamed bun fever in Japan, which was widely praised. Ding Tai Feng's small dumplings have also attracted many stars such as Jackie Chan, Gong Li, Zhou Xingchi and other stars to become its guests. In 2000, Din Tai Fung entered the mainland market, and in 2013, it was named the first place in "101 Best Restaurants in Asia" by The Daily Meals, and the MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong Macau also named Din Tai Fung Hong Kong a star-rated restaurant. On June 14, 2014, Din Tai Fung's 100th store in the world settled in Dalian, becoming the "first store in Northeast China". According to the official website, Din Tai Feng has nearly 80 stores in more than a dozen countries and regions around the Pacific Rim.
According to the Tianyancha APP, the current domestic Dingtaifeng restaurant is operated by Beijing Hengtaifeng Catering Co., Ltd. Beijing Hengtaifeng Catering Co., Ltd. was established in August 4, 2004, the main business scope is catering services. At present, Han Jiachen serves as the chairman and legal representative. It is worth noting that Han Jiachen is also the vice chairman of Dacheng Group in Taiwan and the chairman of Dacheng Food (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. in Taiwan.
Dentons Group is the second largest food company in Taiwan, and Dentons Is one of the famous food chain supply products under Dentons Group, which also includes well-known restaurant chain brands such as Zino and Dacheng Jia, and is responsible for the agency operation of the world-renowned chain Burger King in Taiwan, and its subsidiary Dacheng Foods (Asia) Co., Ltd. (Dentons Foods, 03999.HK) was listed in Hong Kong in 2007.
Red Star News reporter Chen Yingpeng
Edited by Chen Cheng
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