"Boss, our school is a bit far, but we'll still start with at least thirty portions, right?" The last sentence was addressed to the other students, who all agreed.
Seeing Xu An's conflicted expression and recalling the orders from the office workers, Lao Han instantly understood what Xu An was struggling with.
"How about this, boss? You just need to deliver it to the school gate. We'll exchange money for goods, and I'll handle the rest. You can go back right after you get the money, so it won't take much time. Does that sound alright?"
Having said all that, there was no point in dwelling on it any longer; that would just be pretentious. Xu An finally made his decision: Let's do it!
Old Han didn't dawdle; he counted the number of people on the spot and finished counting the number of people who wanted to order boxed meals in just five minutes.
There are 42 orders in total. They need to be delivered before 12:15.
After watching the students leave, Xu An and Liang Dani began to pack up their stall.
Students alone account for one-third of the production. After deducting the orders from office workers, the remaining number of boxed meals is clearly insufficient to meet the needs of the workers, unless the production of boxed meals can be increased.
Xu An realized that increasing production capacity was urgent, unless he was willing to stick to his current small plot of land.
If you want to increase production capacity, you need to add equipment and manpower. As a result, your small yard and kitchen will not be able to meet your needs, and you will have to move to a different location.
If you need to change locations, why not consider renting a storefront?
With a storefront, if you start pre-selling, people won't worry about you being a small vendor who might run away at any time.
With a storefront, you can obtain a business license and become a legitimate sole proprietorship.
Having a storefront allows you to expand your sales reach.
Chibaola, one of the leading food delivery companies, has only just begun to expand, and even at its fastest pace, it will not be able to expand to Shanghai until next year.
Having a storefront allows them to be the first to profit before the others expand into the city.
......
Xu An's thoughts drifted further and further away.
This was Xiao Gao's second day in charge of store purchasing, and as usual, he went to Anxin Food Processing Company to pick up the goods.
But something has changed today: all the rotten meat on the shelves outside yesterday has been removed and replaced with some meat that is only slightly spoiled.
Xiao Gao stood in front of the shelf, observing the meat, a few thoughts forming in his mind.
The meat looks quite fresh, with no abnormalities on the outside, except that the color is slightly dull and whitish.
You can only smell a slight odor when you get close; adding a lot of seasonings while cooking might suppress it.
Why don't you buy one and try it out?
Xiao Gao picked out a piece of pork weighing about one pound from the shelf and paid for it along with other items.
When it was time to pay the bill, the old man in the leather jacket glanced at Xiao Gao several times.
"The meat on the shelves outside is only for feeding cats and dogs, it's not for human consumption, you know that, right?"
"I know, I know. There are a lot of stray cats near where I live. I saw that the meat was cheap, so I planned to cook it for them."
The old man nodded after hearing this, settled the payment for the goods, and reminded him again: "We are doing business for the long term. We are all honest people. We would never sell food that would harm people to others."
Xiao Gao verbally agreed repeatedly, but inwardly he was cursing.
Old man!
Why pretend to be a good person when you're buying expired food!
Bah!
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