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Nestlé strategic investment in Xin Ruipeng, intends to deeply explore the Chinese pet market
On December 23, Nestlé announced a strategic investment in Xin Ruipeng Pet Medical Group headquartered in Shenzhen. At the same time, Nestlé Purina will carry out strategic cooperation with Xin Ruipeng to jointly explore the Chinese pet market. The amount of this investment has not been announced to the public. Xinruipeng is a comprehensive ecological enterprise group with pet medical care as its main business and diversified business development. It is also the largest pet medical group in China. It has more than 41,000 pet hospitals of various types, distributed in more than 100 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Chen Xiaodong, President of Nestlé Purina Greater China, said that New Ruipeng Group has extensive expert resources and a complete medical service ecosystem. The cooperation between the two parties will provide more complete products and services to the majority of pet lovers. (Company release)
Pan Yueming was fined about 258,000 yuan for illegally endorsing health products
Recently, actor Pan Yueming was fined about 258,000 yuan for endorsing health products. On March 15, 2021, Pan Yueming was commissioned to shoot a 60-second video and 3 plane polished pictures of the daily refill brand for commercial promotion. The above-mentioned 60-second video contains the monologue content of "I need huge energy to replenish my body and mind. Relieve fatigue, enhance immunity , Daily Refill can replenish energy for me at any time" while holding a daily refill drink. After investigation, it was found that the violation of the regulations of "using advertising spokespersons for recommendation and certification" constituted illegal advertising endorsement, and the illegal income was RMB 257,885.07. The Shanghai Municipal Administration for Market Regulation decided to confiscate the illegal income in RMB and impose a fine of double the illegal income. (The Paper News )
Pan Yueming apologized for illegally endorsing health products
Today, Pan Yueming's studio issued an apology letter for being fined for illegally endorsing health foods, stating that Pan Yueming and his team have terminated relevant cooperation as soon as possible, paid all the fines, and will never carry out any product endorsement or portrait rights cooperation that violates laws and regulations in the future. # panyuemingfangapology# was on the hot search on Weibo. Later, Pan Yueming forwarded the apology letter and said that he was very sorry for the trouble and inconvenience caused to consumers. He and his team have deeply reflected on it and will strictly require and standardize cooperation in future work to resolutely prevent such incidents from happening. Once again, I solemnly apologize to everyone. (Sina Finance)
Hutou Bureau was accused of being in arrears of wages and project payments
According to the self-media "Dachang Youth", Hutou Bureau employees' wages have been delayed since September; recently, the company has only issued half of October's wages, and the remaining half has not been paid, nor has it been informed of the payment time. Among them, a large-character poster was posted on the door of Hutou Bureau's office in Zhujiang New Town, Guangzhou, stating that the renovation payment was in arrears. From the WeChat screenshot, it can be vaguely seen that the engineering party required Hutou Bureau to settle the project payment for the Shenzhen Yifangtiandi store and Guangzhou Baixin Plaza store. Regarding the above situation, Jiemian News contacted Jiang Bo, the founder of Hutou Bureau, and the other party said, "I don't know. I won't respond yet. I have a fever at home." (Interface)
Wensheng Assets officially holdings Beijing Huiyuan
Recently, Beijing Huiyuan Food and Beverage Co., Ltd. has undergone industrial and commercial changes, adding Tianjin Wenshenghui Investment Management Partnership (Limited Partnership) and Zhuji Wenshenghui Own Capital Investment Co., Ltd. as shareholders. holds 10% and 60% of respectively, and the latter has become the major shareholder of Beijing Huiyuan. On June 27 this year, Huiyuan’s official WeChat public account released information stating that “Beijing Huiyuan Food and Beverage Co., Ltd. passed the reorganization.” The Beijing News reporter discovered through Sky Eye that the reorganized Beijing Huiyuan is only a branch of the Huiyuan "big family", but because Beijing Huiyuan holds the core trademark, it can be regarded as Huiyuan's core asset.(Snacks, Beijing News)
Youran Dairy, Yili, and Aoyou established a joint venture company called "Yiqi Technology"
Industrial and commercial information shows that Aoyou Dairy (China) Co., Ltd., and Inner Mongolia Youran Dairy Co., Ltd. The responsible company, Inner Mongolia Dairy Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. recently added external investment . The new investment enterprise is Inner Mongolia Yiqi Technology Co., Ltd., with the proportion of capital contribution being 5%, 10%, 10%, and 73% respectively. Among them, Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. became the major shareholder of the enterprise. It is reported that Inner Mongolia Yiqi Technology Co., Ltd. was established on November 25 this year with a registered capital of 100 million yuan. Snack Dai introduced that Youran Animal Husbandry announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange last month that Inner Mongolia Youran and the joint venture parties (Yili, Dairy Technology Research Institute, Ausnutria and Jinqiao) plan to establish a joint venture to carry out innovation and research and development work in China regarding dairy products, raw milk, and ruminant breeding system solution business. (Snack Generation)
Xijiu This year’s tax-included income exceeded 20 billion
Recently, Guizhou Xijiu released a “Letter to Distributor Friends”. The letter states that in 2022, with the full support and help of dealers, Xijiu will overcome multiple unfavorable factors and put into production an additional 10,000 tons of production capacity, achieving sales revenue of more than 20 billion yuan including tax, paying more than 8 billion yuan in taxes, and a brand value of 169.053 billion yuan. Xijiu also revealed in the letter that in 2023, it will further provide high-quality products to dealer friends across the country and further provide high-quality services. (Sina Finance)
Three Squirrels ’s wholly-owned subsidiary responded that it does not make wine
Recently, Anhui Xixiaoque Xili Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Three Squirrels Co., Ltd., changed its name to Anhui Three Squirrels E-Commerce Co., Ltd. At the same time, the legal representative of the company was changed from Wu Yafeng to Guo Guangyu, and the business scope added liquor business and other projects. When asked if they would soon start a liquor business, Three Squirrels responded that they had no such plans at the moment and would not make or sell liquor. Three Squirrels did not respond directly to why the liquor business project was added. (Red Star Capital Bureau)
Suntory Oolong tea has been relaunched
Suntory Oolong tea has been relaunched recently. According to reports, it "adheres to the brand tradition and minimalist design style, refreshes the product appearance with a more refined and pure design concept, and interprets a more modern and quality brand image." At the same time, the raw materials remain unchanged, "Fujian Narcissus special tea is added", and "strictly follows high-temperature extraction technology and quality management processes." At present, Suntory oolong tea has been launched in various channels across the country, retaining both sugar-free and low-sugar flavors. (Company release)
FamilyMart 's coffee brand opened an independent experience store in Taipei
A few days ago, the Let's Café PLUS store in Taipei began trial operation. This is the first independent coffee experience store under FamilyMart. It is understood that the current business hours of the store are from 7:30 am to 9:00 pm, and will enter the official business stage on December 26. It is understood that the annual sales volume of Let's Café coffee of Taiwan's FamilyMart has reached 160 million cups, and its goal is to reach annual sales of 200 million cups in 2023, and the annual growth rate of single-origin coffee will reach 15%-20%. (红饭网)
Calbee’s coaching change
Japanese food company Calbee Co., Ltd. (Calbee) recently announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Nobu Ehara will serve as the company’s president and CEO. The new appointment will take effect on April 1, 2023. Former president Shuji Ito will retire and become a consultant. Calbee said this will help further strengthen and enhance the company's management system to achieve sustainable growth and increase corporate value. Information shows that Nobu Ehara has worked in companies such as Itochu Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, and Lay's. In 2019, he became the president and assistant to the president of Calbee Overseas.(Company release)
McDonald's 's first fully automated drive-thru test opens in the United States
Recently, McDonald's has begun testing its first fully automated drive-thru service in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. There is no need to contact a store employee from ordering to picking up a meal. The service provides a faster and more convenient experience. Examples include automated order taking, new drive-thru express pickup lanes for digital ordering customers, and restaurant concepts offering drive-thru, delivery and takeout only. It is reported that the U.S. catering industry is currently facing a labor shortage. (Shilun.com)
Food industry information quick reading
Matters related to the production license of processed cheese and cheese products are clarified
Today, the "Notice of the General Office of the State Administration for Market Regulation on Clarifying Matters Related to the Production License of Processed Cheese and Cheese Products" was released. The notice pointed out that the newly revised "National Food Safety Standard Processed Cheese and Cheese Products" (GB 25192-2022, hereinafter referred to as the new standard) will be implemented on December 30 this year. Before December 30, 2022, enterprises that have obtained a processed cheese food production license do not need to apply for a production license change if their processed cheese products comply with the relevant processed cheese provisions in the new standards; if their processed cheese products do not meet the relevant processed cheese provisions in the new standards, if the cheese ratio is still maintained at 15% to 50%, they should choose "cheese products" to apply for a license change; if they do not apply for a production license change, the cheese proportion should be increased to more than 50%. When applying for a license change, if the enterprise declares that the production conditions have not changed, it may no longer conduct on-site inspections. The cheese product production license review requirements shall be implemented with reference to the relevant requirements for processed cheese in the "Detailed Review Rules for Enterprise Production Dairy License Conditions (2010 Edition)". Processed cheese products produced before December 30, 2022 can be sold until the end of the shelf life. The
notice pointed out that after the implementation of the new standards, if the company produces processed cheese products and the content on the old version of the packaging materials only involves the year number of the implemented national food safety standard and the proportion of cheese that are inconsistent with the new standards, it should be reported to the local county-level market supervision department, and the use of the old version of the packaging materials can be extended until June 30, 2023. The
notice requires that local market supervision departments should strengthen the supervision and inspection of processed cheese and cheese product production enterprises, urge enterprises to strictly implement the new standards and promptly change food production licenses in accordance with the requirements of the new standards, and truthfully indicate the proportion of cheese raw materials and the name of "processed cheese" or "cheese products" on product packaging labels to prevent cheese products from being passed off as cheese or processed cheese. (Official website of the State Administration for Market Regulation)
A case of counterfeit Oreo biscuits was announced in Jiangxi
Recently, the Xinyu City Market Supervision Bureau announced ten typical cases of food safety violations that have been resolved since 2022. Among them, on January 14, 2022, law enforcement officers from the Xinyu Municipal Market Supervision Bureau received complaints and seized a vehicle (1,000 pieces in total) of suspected counterfeit Oreo sandwich biscuits in the jurisdiction. This batch of Oreos was identified as counterfeit food by a Beijing production company, and the supplier was Li. The amount involved was 156,000 yuan. The parties concerned are suspected of violating the provisions of Article 60, Paragraph 2 of the "Trademark Law" by selling goods that infringe the exclusive rights of registered trademarks, and are suspected of committing crimes. At present, the Xinyu City Public Security Department has taken criminal coercive measures against three suspects. The case is listed as a case supervised by the Provincial Public Security Department and is planned to be reported to the State Supervision case. (Jiangxi News)
The US version of Pinduoduo Temu has become the new favorite of bargain hunters
As inflation and recession concerns weigh on American consumers, many are turning to a new cross-border mobile app created by a Chinese e-commerce company. Shopping website Temu has seen a sharp rise in popularity in the United States since its launch in September. Shanghai-based parent company Pinduoduo has become the latest Chinese company to successfully expand into the U.S. market. According to data from analytics company Sensor Tower, Temu has been downloaded and installed 10.8 million times in the United States in less than four months, making it the most downloaded mobile app in the entire category in the United States from November 1 to December 14.( Wall Street Journal )
CNKI was fined 87.6 million yuan for abusing its market dominance
Today, the State Administration for Market Regulation announced that CNKI constituted an abuse of market dominance prohibited by the " Anti-Monopoly Law ". The State Administration for Market Regulation made an administrative penalty decision in accordance with the law, ordered CNKI to stop illegal activities, and imposed a fine of 5% of its domestic sales in China of 1.752 billion yuan in 2021, totaling 87.6 million yuan. It is reported that in May this year, the State Administration for Market Regulation launched an investigation into CNKI for suspected monopolistic behavior. (State Administration for Market Regulation)
