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：Pan Yuhai

Pan Yuhai, Han nationality, was born in Dongguan in 1973. He is the founder of Zhen Kung Fu Catering Management Co., Ltd., a global Chinese restaurant chain, and is currently the president of Zhen Kung Fu. He started his business at the age of 17 and developed a dessert shop on the side of the national highway in Dongguan into the largest Chinese fast food brand "Zhen Kung Fu". As of early March 2014, the number of Zhen Kung Fu stores exceeded 570, distributed in nearly 40 large and medium-sized cities across the country.

Personal resume

Entrepreneurship

On June 18, 1990, 17-year-old Pan Yuhai started his own business in Chang'an, Dongguan The "168 Dessert House" was opened on the edge of the 107 National Highway in the town, operating a dessert and fast food business. Due to its skillful management and talent for delicious food, the small shop quickly became famous in the local area and its business scale continued to expand.

Lending a helping hand to her sister and her husband

In 1994, Pan Yuhai’s sister Pan Minfeng and her brother-in-law Cai Dabiao had no formal jobs after the hardware store collapsed. In order to help their sister in trouble With his brother-in-law, Pan Yuhai gave Cai Dabiao and Pan Minfeng 50% of the shares of "168 Dessert House", which was eventually changed to "Steamed Products Store", so that they could participate in the operation together. Pan Yuhai is responsible for overall management, Cai Dabiao is responsible for hospitality in the front office, and Pan Minfeng is responsible for finance and purchasing.

Innovation for standardization

In 1997, after years of painstaking research, Pan Yuhai proposed the overall design idea of ??the steam cabinet, and commissioned a university professor to conduct circuit design, and finally successfully developed a computer program-controlled integrated steam cabinet The steaming cabinet has solved the historical problem of standardization of Chinese food in one fell swoop, making it possible to chain Chinese fast food. On this basis, "168 Steamed Products Store" was reorganized into "Dongguan Shuangseed Catering Co., Ltd." and began to expand rapidly in Dongguan City. Pan Yuhai has been serving as the chairman, general manager and legal representative of Shuangseed Company until now.

Brand Upgrade

In 2003, Shuangseed Company cooperated with Ye Maozhong Marketing Planning Agency to reposition and plan the company's brand and national business strategy. The "True Kung Fu" brand was officially established and In 2004, he opened the first real Kung Fu restaurant, positioning himself in the "steaming" culture, and began to develop nationwide. At that time, Pan Yuhai accounted for 50% of the two-seed equity, and Cai Dabiao and Pan Minfeng accounted for 50%. It was agreed that Pan Yuhai would be responsible for the internal management of the company, Cai Dabiao would be responsible for the division of field affairs, and Pan Minfeng would be responsible for the fund management.

：Huang Geng

Mr. Huang Geng, the founder of "Huang Jihuang Three Juice Stewed Pot", is the chairman of Beijing Huang Jihuang Catering Management Co., Ltd. Huang Geng was born in a family of gourmets. He innovated a famous ancestral imperial dish and created his own brand "Huang Jihuang Three-Juice Stewed Pot". Huang Jihuang's operating model created many "firsts" in the field of Chinese food, and made outstanding contributions to the standardization of Chinese food and the establishment of healthy catering, green catering, environmentally friendly catering, and fashionable catering. With his advanced business philosophy and unique market expansion methods, his brand grew rapidly in a short period of time, winning attention and recognition from all walks of life and creating a myth for Chinese food chains.

Mr. Huang Geng is a member of the China Culinary Association, a famous Chinese herbal diet teacher and a high-level cooking technician.

From 1979 to 1979, Huang Geng worked as a chef at the time-honored Chinese brand "Tongheju" and won the Beijing Youth Chef Culinary Champion Award. From 1991 to 1991, he served as the head chef of "Longhua Medicinal Food", the first medicated food restaurant in Beijing; in 1991 He founded the "Eryouju" restaurant in 1997; in 1997, he founded the "Saba Soup Hotpot", which is famous in the capital, with his "Samba Soup". The head office opened in Xuanwumen, and successively opened in Hepingli, Dongzhimen Street, Asian Games Village, and Yuquan. Road opened a branch; in 2001, the "Samba Soup Hot Pot" logo was successfully registered with the National Trademark Office; in 2002, Huang Geng improved the ancestral imperial dish "Spicy Sauce Fish" into a modern, environmentally friendly style, fresh, tender, nutritious The "Three Juice Stewed Pot" is rich and can be eaten first and rinsed later; in the spring of 2003, the "Three Juice Stewed Pot" trademark was registered with the National Trademark Office; in August 2003, in the "National Famous Hot Pot" competition, the "Three Juice Stewed Pot" stood out , rated as "Chinese Famous Hot Pot" by the China Cooking Association; in May 2004, the "Three Juice Stewed Pot" experimental store opened on Yuquan Road.

：Wang Huimin

Wang Huimin, female, born in 1956, is currently the chairman of Xiaonanguo. She has been nurtured by her family since she was a child and is born with business genes.

Career Development

In 1986, Wang Huimin opened her first store.

In 1995, Wang Huimin borrowed 700,000 yuan from the cooperative credit union and invested 1 million yuan to open a Xiaonanguo with an area of ??more than 100 square meters on Huanghe Road.

In 1997, Wang Huimin took a fancy to a Taiwanese restaurant with an area of ??more than 1,000 square meters, and finally paid a transfer fee of 10 million yuan. A few years later, Wang Huimin made another bold move, investing 100 million yuan to buy a property covering an area of ??nearly 20 acres on Hongmei Road, and built a large restaurant with more than 60 private rooms. Just one week after the Hongmei store opened, more than 60 private rooms were full.

In 2008, Wang Huimin hired Kang Jie, who was originally the managing director of Bear Stearns, as the president of Xiaonanguo with a high salary.

In 2000, Xiaonanguo established its first central kitchen.

In 2011, Xiaonanguo launched its listing plan and chose Hong Kong as the listing location.

Now, 8 Xiao Nan Guo branches have been opened in Hong Kong, becoming Xiao Nan Guo’s largest overseas market. Xiao Nan Guo has also become a well-known Chinese food brand in Hong Kong. With its successful experience in Hong Kong, Xiaonanguo has gradually expanded to other cities. Up to now, Xiaonanguo Chinese Food's two brands, Shanghai Xiaonanguo and Hui Gongguan, have more than 60 restaurants in 11 cities around the world.

Personal deeds

A wedding room or a store

In 1986, 7 years after China’s reform and opening up, Wang Huimin was 30 years old. She abandoned the state-owned enterprise despite her family’s warnings. An iron rice bowl, he decided to start his own business. "When I resigned, I wanted to open a restaurant. Our family likes to eat and we are very particular about food. My mother is good at cooking." Wang Huimin took a fancy to the pockets of wealthy people and chose a restaurant on Changsha Road near Beijing Road. "At that time, there were many hardware businessmen concentrated in the Beijing Road area."

In order to get the front house, Wang Huimin exchanged her wedding room with others, "Our house cost more than 20 A house of 10 square meters was considered very good at that time, and it had independent water, electricity and sanitary facilities. "But the front room was only 10 square meters. According to the value at the time, Wang Huimin lost at least 100,000 yuan in this exchange.

But it was this small shop of ten square meters that could only accommodate four or five tables that won Wang Huimin her first pot of gold.

Going to Hong Kong and facing the world

Wang Huimin once said: "Eating is a happy thing, but the happiness in life is not just eating." And when a woman regards her career as As the source of happiness in life, she can better inspire her hidden courage and boldness.

As her career in Shanghai became more and more prosperous, Wang Huimin gradually set her sights on a broader horizon.

However, unlike many Shanghai catering brands that opened stores in Beijing, Wang Huimin chose an unusual path, which was to open Xiao Nanguo's first non-local store in Hong Kong. Although it had a very difficult start, after two or three years of exploration, extensive market research and rectification, Hong Kong Xiao Nan Guo has finally embarked on a healthy development track and become a well-known Chinese food brand in Hong Kong.

With its successful experience in Hong Kong, Xiaonanguo continues to expand globally. Up to now, its two brands, Xiaonanguo and Huigongguan, have more than 60 restaurants in 11 cities around the world.