Rebirth of the Legend of the Female Chef

After experiencing a series of challenges, Su Yao's culinary career seems to have ushered in a relatively stable period, but she is not satisfied with this. Instead, she is keenly aware of the potential new opportunities in the market.

As people's pace of life accelerates, the takeaway market has seen explosive growth. Su Yao decided to seize this opportunity and vigorously expand the restaurant's takeaway business. However, this decision was not smooth sailing.

First of all, the restaurant’s original dishes are prone to quality degradation during the packaging and delivery process.

"Su Yao, many customers have reported that the taste and temperature of the dishes have been greatly reduced after they were delivered." The person in charge of the takeaway business said worriedly.

Su Yao immediately organized a research and development team to design dishes and packaging suitable for takeout. After many trials and improvements, they finally launched a series of takeout meal packages that can maintain quality during delivery.

But new problems followed: the take-out platform’s commission was too high, which seriously squeezed the profit margin.

"Su Yao, based on the current commission rate, it's hard for our takeaway business to make a profit." The financial manager said, holding the report.

Su Yao decided to start difficult negotiations with the food delivery platform, while actively exploring the establishment of her own independent delivery team.

During the negotiations with the food delivery platform, the other party took a tough stance and refused to lower the commission rate.

"Su Yao, they are not willing to make concessions at all. What should we do?" the negotiator said helplessly.

Su Yao didn't give up. She collected a lot of data and case studies to prove to the platform the importance of reducing commissions for long-term cooperation between the two parties. After many rounds of difficult negotiations, she finally won a relatively reasonable commission ratio.

At the same time, establishing an independent delivery team also faces numerous difficulties. Recruiting suitable delivery personnel, planning delivery routes, establishing a delivery management system, and so on—each link is full of challenges.

"Su Yao, the delivery staff turnover is too high and the delivery efficiency is not high." said the delivery team supervisor.

On the one hand, Su Yao improved the treatment and benefits of delivery personnel to attract more stable employees; on the other hand, he introduced advanced delivery management software to optimize delivery routes and improve delivery efficiency.

After solving the various problems in the takeaway business, Su Yao turned her attention to the field of pre-prepared meals. She foresaw that with the changes in people's lifestyles, pre-prepared meals had a broad market prospect.

However, entering this new field requires a lot of capital investment and technological research and development.

"Su Yao, the R&D cost of pre-prepared meals is very high, and the market risk is also considerable," the investment consultant reminded.

Su Yao firmly believed in her judgment. She actively sought investment partners and formed a professional R&D team.

During the research and development process, how to ensure the taste, nutrition and safety of pre-prepared meals has become a key issue.

"Su Yao, we have tried many times, but it is still difficult to achieve the ideal effect." said the R&D director.

Su Yao led the team to conduct in-depth research on food processing technology and worked with suppliers to develop new preservation and processing methods. After countless failures and attempts, they finally successfully launched a series of high-quality pre-prepared meal products.

However, it takes time for the market to accept new products, and initial sales were not ideal.

"Su Yao, the sales of pre-prepared meals are growing slowly. Are we not promoting them enough?" asked the marketing staff.

Su Yao decided to adjust its publicity strategy and let more consumers understand and try pre-prepared meals through various means such as online live broadcasts, food blogger recommendations, and offline experience activities.

After unremitting efforts, the market for pre-prepared meals has gradually opened up and sales have steadily increased.

While Su Yao was delighted with the success of the new business, the restaurant experienced a brain drain problem. Some core employees were poached by competitors with high salaries, which had a certain impact on the development of the business.

"Su Yao, several employees in key positions suddenly resigned, and the work has fallen into chaos." The department manager said anxiously.

On the one hand, Su Yao quickly arranged personnel to fill vacancies, and on the other hand, strengthened employee training and career development planning to improve employee loyalty and sense of belonging.

After solving one problem after another, Su Yao's culinary career ushered in new breakthroughs and development. Her continuous innovation and enterprising spirit allowed her to remain invincible in the fierce market competition.