Chapter 211 Is this another price war?
The latter looked calm and composed.
The seasoning packet is indeed the key to their cooked food. Her seasoning packet contains not only seasonings, but also several Chinese herbs, and the proportions are quite precise.
All the raw materials were processed into powder by her. Even if she took out the seasoning packets for everyone to study, based on current technology, it is estimated that no one would be able to work out the formula proportions of the seasoning packets.
It would be fine if the employees made a mistake, but if there was a traitor in the food factory who stole their seasoning packets, this matter would need to be carefully sorted out.
"Lao Su, I'll leave this matter to you."
The food factory is now Su Wensong's territory. Lin Chuxia doesn't need to take action on such a small matter. She just needs to wait and hear the result.
As a result, before he heard any news from Su Wensong, there were unusual movements at the bun shop.
When she arrived at the bun shop that day, she saw Qin Han, Zhang Guilan and others sitting around a table eating a plate of cooked food.
"What's this?"
Although they were all cooked food, Lin Chuxia could tell at a glance that the dish of cooked food on the table was different from the ones sold at Qin Ji.
"Sister-in-law, you came at the right time." Qin Han pushed the plate of cooked food in front of Lin Chuxia, "This is the cooked food from the old food factory store across the street. Try it."
Lin Chuxia was puzzled. They had eaten the cooked food from the old food factory before, but she still picked up the chopsticks and took a piece to taste.
"This taste is somewhat similar to our cooked food."
Lin Chuxia put down her chopsticks and said calmly.
"I heard that it was a newly improved formula from the old food factory. In order to promote the new product, the price was reduced by 10%, which snatched away a lot of our customers."
Qin Han spoke angrily, very unconvinced.
"What do you mean by improved food technology? Can any further improvement make the cooked food taste as good as our Qinji? I think it's the same old trick again. They want to start a price war to attract customers. The previous lesson is not enough."
Zhang Guilan had a worried look on her face. "Are they trying to figure out our cooked food recipe?"
"Not only are we thinking about it, there is one thing I haven't told you. Xiayang Food Factory lost two packages of seasoning a while ago. It seems that the old food factory must have got them and is thinking about our food formula."
After Lin Chuxia finished speaking, Qin Han frowned and looked over. "What happened? The seasoning packets have always been carefully managed, how could they be lost?"
"I don't know. Su Wensong is dealing with this matter these days, and there is no result yet."
"Someone must have stolen the seasoning packets and sold them to the old food factory. It's so abominable. She didn't think about the fact that the old food factory took away our business, and in the end, it was us employees who suffered."
The person who said this was Chen Chunhua, and Zhang Guilan agreed with her.
"The factory can only give bonuses and benefits to everyone if the business is good. If the business is really taken away, let alone bonuses, it would be good to be able to keep your job. I heard that the food factory suffered a lot of losses during the New Year period, and many employees are facing layoffs."
"I think we need to conduct a thorough investigation and find out the heartless person."
Chen Chunhua looked angry. Lin Chuxia glanced at her and said, "Since the establishment of Xiayang Food Factory, the seasoning packets have been kept by Ma Yingzi. I have asked Su Wensong to suspend her from her position. I will deal with her after the matter is thoroughly investigated."
"Suspended?" Zhang Guilan frowned slightly. "Yingzi and Yongli have been doing a good job. This should not be done by Yingzi."
Ma Yingzi and Pang Yongli could be said to be their earliest employees. At that time, they had just returned to the city and had no jobs, so they had no food to eat.
Since coming to the bun shop, he has been working diligently and conscientiously, always taking the lead in everything, and never complaining about the hard work, the dirt, or the tiredness.
When Zhang Guilan and Qin Han first came to work at the steamed bun shop, they had contact with Ma Yingzi for a period of time and knew Ma Yingzi's character. They could not believe that she was the one who betrayed the company and Lin Chuxia.
"Even if she didn't make it, she was responsible for the seasoning packet, so it's her fault now that it's lost."
Zhang Guilan also knows this truth. There is no order without rules. For such a large company, there must be rules and regulations.
I just hope that the investigation can be done quickly. Also, their prepared food business...
"Sister-in-law, is there anything you want me and your elder brother to do?"
Qin Han also looked over.
Now that something has happened in the factory, they, as the elder brothers and sisters-in-law, have to lend a hand.
Zhou Hongmei also said, "Why don't we call the police? They will definitely find a way."
"Call the police? They're just two seasoning packets. Will the police take care of this?" Chen Chunhua said.
Lin Chuxia shook her head. "Calling the police won't help much. First, the seasoning packets are really worthless, and calling the police may not result in a case. Also, there's no evidence to prove that the seasoning packets were lost. Maybe the employees just put them in the wrong place or put too much."
"Impossible, the new formula of the old food factory is very similar to ours. The old food factory must have stolen our seasoning packets," Qin Han firmly believed that this was no accident.
But no matter what I said, I knew that the police valued evidence, so I had to let this matter go for now.
Lin Chuxia asked them to adjust the prices of cooked food and also offered a 10% discount.
Qin Han and Zhang Guilan both looked worried.
Is this another price war?
The events before and after the Spring Festival are still vivid in my mind. Although they have opened up other markets for cooked food, it has indeed affected the cooked food business of the steamed bun shop.
"Sister-in-law, I have something to tell you," Zhang Guilan called out to Lin Chuxia.
"Sister-in-law, you say."
"That's right. I think we should still get our vegetables from the vegetable market. As you know, our Qinjia Village is full of vegetable farmers, and every household grows vegetables. If we buy vegetables directly from the village, it should be much cheaper than the vegetable market or the night market."
They consume a lot of vegetables every day.
It turned out that Li Jian was at the vegetable market, and Zhang Guilan knew that Lin Chuxia was getting vegetables there because of Li Jian's face.
Now that Li Jian has been transferred, it seems that it doesn’t make much sense to get it at the vegetable station.
In the past, when I bought vegetables at the vegetable market through Li Jian, the price per pound was one cent more expensive than the regular price, and 2 to 3 cents cheaper than at the night market.
It would be cheaper if you take it directly from the villagers.
Lin Chuxia shook her head. "Sister-in-law, I know it's cheaper to buy vegetables directly from the villagers, but it's not very convenient to operate. Besides, putting the price aside, it's hard to say whether the quality of the vegetables is good or not."
The vegetables at the vegetable market are carefully selected. If you have any questions, you can ask them directly. If you are asking questions from villagers, they will not only think you are picky, but it may also cause discord.
Zhang Guilan immediately thought of this when Lin Chuxia reminded her.
"You see, I'm just thinking about the problem with the cooked food. I want to save some costs for our bun shop on the vegetables, so let's get the vegetables from the market."
"I know my sister-in-law means well."
Lin Chuxia smiled and glanced in the direction of Chen Chunhua again. She was talking to Zhang Guilan and she always felt the sight in that direction.
As expected, when his eyes met Chen Chunhua's, the other party hurriedly lowered his head.
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