As of November 30, 2018, Guo Weiyi’s company has not been officially recognized as a pyramid scheme. Guo Weiyi is a chain brand under Nanchang Sanwei Fruit Industry Co., Ltd. However, it was exposed that it violated franchise regulations, and the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Commerce has intervened in the investigation. The following is a media report:
“The company will provide more training after joining, and there will be one in about one or two weeks.” One person The franchisee revealed, "The company's training will shout out the slogan 'Fruit Life, One Hundred Thousand Dreams' to describe a bright future for all franchisees." "Teach you how to calculate accounts, open a store for 300,000...a monthly income of 50,000, With an annual income of RMB 600,000 and more downline (franchise) development, you can join the subsidiary and achieve financial freedom.”
It is understood that the owner of the operating rights is allowed to be franchised in the form of a contract. The business model in which investors use their names, trademarks, proprietary technologies, products and operational management experience for a fee to engage in business activities is called franchising, and it is this model adopted by Guo Weiyi.
According to the "Commercial Franchise Management Regulations" promulgated by the State Council in 2007 (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"): "The franchisor shall, within 15 days from the date of first entering into a franchise contract, in accordance with this provision According to the regulations, the reporter logged into the commercial franchise information management system of the Ministry of Commerce on October 15, 2018. Upon inquiry, Nanchang Sanwei Fruit Industry and its registered Guoweiyi trademark did not comply with the regulations. 》Regulations on registration, its business behavior is suspected of violating regulations
A company that has been operating for many years and has developed thousands of franchisees has not completed registration in accordance with the regulations, which surprised many franchisees. During the interview, a reporter from the New Legal News visited the registration place of Sanwei Fruit Industry in Nanchang City. A couple who rented the house said that the company did not have an office here and the reporter had no knowledge of the relevant situation many times. After calling Ji Xuegang, the person in charge of the company, he denied that he was the person in charge of the company, and the phone was turned off and no one answered.
In addition, Wang Weihai, the person in charge of Guoweiyi Nanchang Branch, responded that the head office said. The registration process for franchising is still in progress, and it will take time. If you want to join the franchise without registration, you need to ask the head office for details.
Some people in the industry pointed out that the current business model of franchising is not satisfactory. It is expected that in order to quickly withdraw funds, some merchants will deploy multiple stores at the same time when entering a city, and then create a prosperous market through various channels, so as to achieve the purpose of attracting investment quickly. “Once the expected goal is achieved, they will then. Self-operated stores were sold at high prices to investors who did not know the truth. ”
It is understood that in accordance with the "Commercial Franchise Management Regulations", if the franchisor fails to complete the filing in accordance with the above requirements, the franchisor's behavior constitutes an administrative violation, and the competent commercial department may, in accordance with Article 25 of the Regulations,
In addition, according to Article 15 of the "Commercial Franchise Registration Management Measures" implemented by the Ministry of Commerce in 2012, "the franchisor fails to comply with the Regulations and If a record is filed in accordance with the provisions of these Measures, the commercial department of the State Council, that is, the commercial department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government where the franchisor is located, shall order the record to be filed within a time limit and impose a fine of not less than 10,000 yuan but not more than 50,000 yuan; if the record is not filed within the time limit, a fine of 5 Fines ranging from RMB 10,000 to RMB 100,000 shall be announced and announced. ”
Relevant departments of the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Commerce responded: We attach great importance to the feedback that Nanchang Guoweiyi Fruit Chain Store is suspected of carrying out commercial franchising without filing with the competent commerce department. Notify Nanchang City Business Department as soon as possible The Bureau of Commerce will conduct an investigation, and the Department of Commerce will guide and track the relevant work of the Nanchang Municipal Commerce Bureau. If it is determined that the Nanchang Guoweiyi Fruit Chain Store's franchise business nationwide is a commercial franchise, it will urge the Nanchang Municipal Commerce Bureau to comply with the "Commerce". The relevant provisions of the Franchise Management Regulations will rectify and punish them
Extended information:
Enterprise information query method:
1. Search "National Enterprises" on Baidu. Credit Information Publicity System" and click to enter.
2. Enter "Nanchang Sanwei Fruit Industry Co., Ltd." in the search box of the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System and click search.
3. Click on the search results and Nanchang Sanwei Fruit Industry Co., Ltd.
4. Through the search, it can be seen that the enterprise is in a normal state of existence, is not included in the catalog of abnormal operations, and is not a pyramid scheme.
New legal report-Guo Weiyi franchisees are losing money and it is difficult to get management deposits (picture)