"Fortunately, Aunt Xu only learned the basics and didn't master our Western techniques, which brought back some of our old customers who had been lost." Mei Hong breathed a sigh of relief.
Mei Hong was relieved that the other party hadn't learned everything, but Liu Zi felt that things were getting a bit serious.
Some customers who are unaware of the situation come to their restaurant because of its reputation, but after searching around, they find that the food is fake. Isn't this ruining their reputation?
Don't underestimate these small things; a shop's decline begins with these seemingly insignificant details.
Liu Zi felt that if this kind of thing happened once, it would happen again. With the fruit drink shop's business so booming, there would definitely be more people trying to poach her employees in the future.
She needed to think about this matter carefully. These desserts weren't difficult to make; as long as a skilled chef prepared them a few times, the recipes would be easy to replicate.
Liu Zi sat down at the table, took out paper and pen from her bag, and started drawing something on the paper.
She wanted to add the cartoon image of the Beijing auntie to all the packaging bags and boxes, along with the shop's specific address and phone number.
For the sake of convenient communication, Liu Zi applied for a telephone from the telecommunications bureau last month. The price was quite high, and in the end, it cost her nearly 10,000 yuan.
Of course, she also ordered some banners, such as "Only this one, no other branch"; "Unique recipe, sold 3,000 servings during the Chinese New Year", etc., leaving those who wanted to skirt the law with nowhere to go.
Finally, she followed the same approach as Liu's mother, Xu Mei, and invited a reporter from the Beijing Evening News to interview them about the street's revitalization, with a focus on one or two shops.
The aunties in Beijing are one family, but the delicious flavors are another.
After the interview was published, more and more customers came looking for the newspaper.
A week after Liu Zi implemented these measures, Mei Hong called to report on the situation.
In the past week, not only have old customers returned automatically, but new customers have also increased significantly, and long queues have formed again in front of the store.
The external problems have been resolved for the time being; now it's time to talk about the internal problems.
The incident initially stemmed from Aunt Xu secretly learning dessert recipes and selling them. She consulted with Attorney Rong, who advised that without solid evidence, the court would not accept the case.
Then she can only strengthen internal management.
In the evening, Liu Zi asked everyone to close the shop early and gathered the employees together for a short meeting.
"You all know what happened a few days ago, so I won't go into details. Although our shop isn't big now, I'm already planning a second one, and I'll also be setting up a catering company soon. As long as you all work hard, I won't let you down in the future." Liu Zi painted a rosy picture for them, urging them not to be short-sighted and be attracted by small favors, thus sacrificing their future.
"Boss, don't worry, I won't switch jobs," Mei Hong said first, making her stance clear.
"Me too!" Wang Juan followed closely.
The two aunties behind her quickly agreed.
Liu Zi reached out and pressed something in the air, then said, "In the future, as we expand our business, you will all be the backbone of our operations."
"Although your responsibilities will increase, your income will also increase. I will raise everyone's salary by 20% from the original base." Hearing that Liu Zi was giving everyone a raise, they all laughed happily.
"Same here!" Liu Zi raised her voice.
"The more secrets you all possess, the higher my expectations will be."
"First and foremost, everyone must sign a non-compete agreement with me. You might not know what this is, so let me explain. After signing the non-compete agreement, you will be prohibited from engaging in related work for three years after leaving our company."
Mei Hong chimed in, "After signing that contract, if we don't work at the shop anymore, we can't work at other dessert shops for three years, right?"
"Yes, Meihong's explanation is absolutely correct. Not only can you not work at other stores, but you also can't open your own store. After three years, there will be no more restrictions." Seeing the two aunties' hesitant eyes, Liu Zi made her point out more clearly.
"You all probably know about Aunt Xu. Aunt Xu was the first worker that Aunt Zhang introduced to me, and she worked there the longest. But have you ever tried the desserts from that shop?"
Mei Hong nodded and said, "I've tried it, it wasn't good, it's nowhere near as good as what we have."
Wang Juan nodded in agreement.
"This dessert has a secret recipe. Aunt Xu only learned the basics; she can't master the core techniques. When we first built this fruit drink shop, I planned to launch new products every now and then. You don't think I only know those two things, do you?"
"A store that keeps innovating and always stays ahead of the curve will always stand strong."
"Everyone can go back and think about it, and consider it with their families. Whether it's a one-off deal or a long-term commitment, it's all up to you to decide." Liu Zi said, ending her sentence there.
The group looked at each other, nodded, and went home after get off work.
Liu Zi rubbed her temples, packed her things, and drove home.
The April breeze blowing into the car lifted Liu Zi's spirits considerably.
These past two days, her mother and Aunt Zhang have both been in a bad mood. Just as she said before, Aunt Xu was one of the earliest employees in the shop, and they had a good relationship with her. They never expected that she would do something like this in the end.
Aunt Xu miscalculated. How could Liu Zi, who runs a dessert shop, only know those three kinds? Of course, she had a backup plan.
What Liu Zi just told the other employees in the store was not a lie; she originally planned to add pineapple buns and donuts to the menu next month to enrich it.
After this incident, Liu Zi simply brought it forward.
the next day.
This time, Liu Zi's calculations were correct; all four employees agreed to sign non-compete agreements.
Attorney Rong is very experienced in these matters and completed the task in about half an hour.
Liu Zi stated that salaries will be increased this month, and asked everyone to pay attention to the salary disbursement process.
This move was met with unanimous cheers, and everyone pledged to work hard in the future to make Beijing Auntie's shops spread throughout the entire city of Beijing.
After resolving the issue of employee loyalty, Liu Zi began to consider expansion plans for the fruit drink shop.
She decided to open another branch in Xidan or Wangfujing, where there is high foot traffic in the city center, to create a unified brand image.
Therefore, she has been looking for a suitable store there for the past two days.
Liu Zi initially wanted to buy a shop, but there were no shops for sale in either of those locations at the time.
Since that's the case, Liu Zi has no choice but to rent it.
Finally, Liu Zi rented a small shop in the northern part of the middle section of Wangfujing Street.
The shop is small, only about ten square meters. Liu Zi plans to have all the goods made at the original shop, and only do secondary processing here.
Now that there are branch stores, the original store is already short-staffed.
Liu Zi handed over the recruitment to Wang Jian. She is currently planning a new marketing approach, intending to launch it simultaneously at both stores when the new store opens.
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