Regarding the government’s policy to open food service, the company and related industries agree with the purport of the Fair Trade Commission. “It is embarrassing to gather key CEOs for the issue of in-house food delivery while passing through an emergency country with Corona 19.” Revealed. First of all, Samsung Welstory, which is expected to be a major blow to this action, was established in 2013 when the catering and food distribution division of Samsung Everland (currently, Samsung C&T Resort Division) was divided into physical properties. Since its establishment, it has been subject to unfair support regulations for affiliates under intensive checks by the Fair Trade Commission. Samsung Welstory, which relies on external catering business for two-thirds of its total sales, needs to reduce the number of jobs at its affiliates, which inevitably results in a decrease in earnings. As of the end of 2020, Samsung Welstory’s Samsung Group-related sales accounted for about 38%.
In the midst of this, Samsung Electronics is unable to hide its embarrassment when the Fair Trade Commission summons CEO Kim Hyun-seok, the head of Samsung Electronics’ Consumer Electronics (CE) division, while requesting an additional opening of the food service provider. Major affiliates, such as Samsung Electronics, have already decided to open bidding for catering companies, but the pressure from the authorities is excessive.
There are also many complaints from executives and employees that external companies that have entered through competitive bidding in the future can provide meals at a lower level than Samsung Welstory. It has been regarded as’meal = welfare’, but it is a plea that even that can not be enjoyed by the government policy. An employee of the Samsung Electronics Semiconductor Division, who works in Giheung, Gyeonggi Province, said, “The quality of internal meals is very important as the business is so large that it is difficult to visit outside restaurants during mealtime.” When a company enters, the complaints from employees about the food service are likely to increase very much,” he said.
Hyundai Motor Company and Kia have signed private contracts with Hyundai Green Food and Pulmuone, affiliates of Hyundai Department Store, to provide food to finished car production plants, Namyang Research Center, Yangjae-dong headquarters, and training centers. As Hyundai Green Food supplies most of the current volume, it is expected to increase the number of business partners or switch to open bidding according to the request for improvement by the Fair Trade Commission.
Inside and outside the company, the reaction that the FTC is embarrassed to look into the supply and delivery of meals is dominant in the market where stocks are checked weekly to prevent disruptions in the supply and demand of automotive semiconductors, and marathon negotiations with labor unions are held over the conversion of electric vehicle production and sales systems. A business official said, “As global competition intensifies across the industry and management uncertainty arising from the spread of Corona 19 continues, we are busy preparing countermeasures.” “He said.
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