Recently, Honggongguan, the only authoritative and honorary restaurant company in Nanjing's food industry, has been involved in public opinion storm such as bankruptcy and wage arrears.
According to the Professional Catering Network, starting from August 30, all stores in Honggongguan in Nanjing (including Laomendong Store, Jinao Store, Presidential Palace Store, etc.) and its high-end brand Zijinshanyuan have been suspended one after another. Some stores were posted by the power company with "Power Outage Notice" and "Gas Absolute Gas Absolute Gas Discharge Notice". Then, there was a public opinion storm of unpaid wages, difficulty in cashing in value cards, and bosses ran away.
Since July, employees have successively issued their wages on social platforms, and their social security has not been paid from April to June.
In addition, it was also revealed that suppliers' payments were due and members' large-value stored value cards were difficult to cash. Many members have nearly tens of thousands of reserves, and the store closures have made many members worry about their boss running away.
In the face of the public opinion storm, relevant personnel from the headquarters of the Honggongguan "Nanjing Honggongguan Catering Management Co., Ltd." issued a statement on August 18 saying that it was a rumor that the boss ran away, but due to problems with "funding turnover", some of the funds were not paid in time. They will strive to resume normal operations as soon as possible and promise to fulfill their payment obligations at the agreed time.
On the evening of September 7, Wu Bin, the founder of Honggongguan, responded to his circle of friends, revealing the real problems and dilemmas behind the operation of Honggongguan, including the failure to invest heavily in two stores, causing huge losses; wages of employees who operate debts were arrears; internal management loopholes and job embezzlement; in order to save the company, he borrowed usury to be arbitrage.
It is understood that Red Mansion was founded in 2009. At the beginning of its establishment, Hong Mansion targeted Huaiyang cuisine, and the "Jinling Culture" that integrates the style of the Republic of China suddenly became popular in Nanjing. It has gradually become not only a food card for Nanjing, but also a "high-end social symbol" for Nanjing people. As Zijinshanyuan, a subsidiary of Honggongguan Group, it has won the honor of Black Pearl Restaurant three times. In April this year, it was selected as a restaurant selected by Jiangsu Province's Michelin Guide. In June, the Red Mansion of the Republic of China (Laomendong Store) also won the honor of Dianping must-eat list in 2025.
Red Mansion Group has become the only company in the Nanjing catering industry that has won three authoritative honors: Michelin, Black Pearl and Must-eat List, and has also become a well-deserved benchmark in the high-end catering industry in Nanjing.
Source of pictures and texts: Professional Catering Network
