Popular Chinese hot pot restaurant chain Haidilao has reportedly been privately labelling customers within their member system, recording customers' physical characteristics and individual needs.
Haidilao, a Chinese hot pot chain, announced Monday that it foresees a net loss of about 3.8 billion yuan ($600 million) to 4.5 billion yuan as of Dec. 31, 2021.
The stock price of China’s most popular hotpot chain Haidilao came to a low this week with the company's market value plunging over 50% after an extensive expansion during the Covid epidemic.
Haidilao has launched a scoring system for its employees to select a successor to the chairman and founder of the company Zhang Yong, who announced plans to retire within the next 15 years.
Tables in some of the chain’s restaurants are now equipped with “Do not disturb” flip-boards. Customers who do not want to be approached too often by waiters can use the sign to fend off their insistent advances.
Haidilao’s HK$7.56 billion ($963 million) fundraising will make it the fifth largest in Hong Kong this year, after China Tower, Xiaomi, Meituan Dianping and Ping An Good Doctor, according to South China Morning Post.
