Chapter 1706 Blind Box Takeout!

"I understand what Mr. Wei means. Our target audience for Nanchi Takeaway is those with better economic conditions."

"So I don't need to worry too much about the customers that have been won back by the reforms of Meituan Waimai and Ele.me."

Wang Maonian spoke slowly.

"Hmm...that's roughly the idea. Those who have the financial means and care about the hygiene of takeout will not be taken away by those two takeout platforms no matter how they reform."

“Price is the advantage of those two food delivery platforms, but quality and hygiene are the advantages of Nanchi Food Delivery. We just need to stick to our own advantages.”

Wei Yan spoke slowly.

"In that case, Nan Chi Takeaway doesn't need to make any changes."

Wang Maonian breathed a slight sigh of relief after hearing Wei Yan's explanation.

"Well... there's no need to make any changes overall, but some details can be altered."

"I remember there are some discounted takeout options outside Nanchi, right?"

Wei Yan turned to look at Wang Maonian and slowly began to speak.

"Yes, Mr. Wei, we generally classify ingredients that have been stored for more than three days as not fresh. We also define leftover meat that has been left overnight as not fresh."

"We sell these ingredients at special prices for takeout."

"At the time, the ingredients were just not fresh, but not spoiled, so the takeout was safe to prepare."

Wang Maonian spoke slowly.

"Yes, we can get this delivery service running smoothly. We can't lower the prices for regular delivery, but we can certainly work on this delivery service."

"We can put this special offer on the Nanchi Takeout App in a prominent place so that people who order takeout will know that we also have some cheap takeout options."

"Of course, we need to make it clear that this discounted takeout is made with stale ingredients."

Wei Yan spoke slowly.

"Okay, Mr. Wei, but this special offer has one drawback: the freshness of the ingredients varies every day."

"Different ingredients result in different takeout dishes, and the preparation methods vary."

Wang Maonian spoke slowly.

"I remember I mentioned a takeout blind box plan before, so we can arrange one or two chefs to plan out the ingredients that are not fresh that day."

"Make a batch of takeout blind boxes. The blind boxes can be divided into two meat and two vegetable options, or one meat and two vegetable options. Then, calculate the pricing and sell them."

Wei Yan slowly began to speak, recalling that he had discussed the plan for the takeout blind box with Wang Maonian before, but Nanchi Takeout had not yet launched it.

"Hmm... If we make it into takeout blind boxes, we won't have to worry about the problem of not having fresh vegetables every day, which would lead to different dishes."

"I just need to make sure my daily takeout boxes are a mix of meat and vegetables."

When Wang Maonian heard Wei Yan's suggestion, his eyes suddenly lit up.

In this way, Nanchi Takeaway will also have some low-priced takeaways. Although the number of these low-priced takeaways is limited, it is believed that they will be able to win back some customers from the other two takeaway platforms.

As for Wei Yan's previous proposal of takeout blind boxes, the main reason he has never used them is that Nanchi Takeout has always been losing money.

If we were to produce takeout blind boxes, a large amount of ingredients would become stale every day, and a large number of takeout blind boxes would need to be made, but the number of people who would buy them would be limited, resulting in even greater losses.

Therefore, during the period of losses, the vegetables delivered by Nanchi Takeaway would only be stored in the store for one or two days before being transported to the canteens of various companies in the Tomorrow Group.

This avoids a lot of food waste.

The ingredients will not deteriorate much even after being stored for two days, and they are perfectly suitable for use in the staff canteen.

"You can plan that yourself."

Wei Yan nodded and then thought for a moment before continuing.

"Another point is that I've found that our Nanchi takeout service has some limitations."

"President Wei, please speak!"

Upon hearing Wei Yan's words, Wang Maonian quickly spoke up.

Since Wei Yan said that Nanchi takeout still has limitations, then it must have limitations.

“I have ordered Nanchi takeout a few times. Nanchi takeout has all kinds of cuisines from all over the country, and it is very comprehensive. But there is one thing that Nanchi takeout lacks.”

"Those are all kinds of local snacks, such as hand-pulled pancakes, takoyaki, smoked meat pancakes... These local snacks cannot be found in Nanchi takeout."

"This will inadvertently cause us to miss out on a lot of customers. If we can make up for it by adding these specialty snacks, we will definitely bring in a new batch of customers for Nanchi Takeout."

Wei Yan slowly began to speak, "I was talking about a special snack when I was home for a couple of days. My kids wanted to eat it, and I wanted to order it outside Nanchi, but they didn't have it."

I took the opportunity when Wang Maonian came to talk to him about this.

Wang Maonian nodded upon hearing Wei Yan's words.

“I’ve noticed that too, but there’s no training on specialty snacks in chef training programs.”

"So there aren't many chefs in Nanchi Takeout who know how to make these dishes now."

Wang Maonian spoke slowly.

"Hmm, if that's the case, I do have an idea."

"Since there's no training available for chefs, let's find some people who specialize in making local delicacies."

“We can find out who is famous for special snacks in that area, and we can arrange for someone to invite them to join Nanchi Takeaway.”

"If we could invite them in and train them, wouldn't we then have a chef specializing in unique snacks?"

"........."

Wei Yan briefly explained his thoughts.

"I understand, Mr. Wei. I'll arrange for someone to investigate the local specialty snacks as soon as I get back."

Wang Maonian nodded in agreement when he heard Wei Yan's suggestion.

The reason why those famous local snacks are famous is entirely because the people who make them have a great secret recipe.

It's important to know that the same local specialty snack can taste different depending on who makes it.

He had eaten grilled cold noodles at a restaurant before, and it was delicious, but when he went to another place and ate grilled cold noodles there, the taste was terrible.

Therefore, if Nanchi Takeaway can acquire a few specialty snacks with excellent recipes, it would definitely be a great boost for Nanchi Takeaway.

"Well, that's all I can think of. Keep a close eye on Nanchi Takeout's sales data these next few days."

"If the sales figures start to level off after dropping to a certain amount, then what I just said is correct."

Wei Yan looked at Wang Maonian and slowly spoke.