Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant
On June 6, 1996, the first Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant was established in Beijing with its signboard inscribed by Wang Guangying, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the NPC. In 2003, the Beijing Meizhou Restaurant Management Co. Ltd. was established. Under the leadership of President Wang Gang, the employees devoted themselves to expanding the Dongpo culture and developing the brand, insisting on quality and innovation and guarding the strict quality. The enterprise developed quickly and became one of the most stable large dining enterprises in the domestic market. The dining enterprise now has: a head quarters, a distribution center, a central authority kitchen, over 20 chain restaurants and over three thousand employees in China. The company includes: Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant, Wangjiadu Chaffy Dish, Meizhou Snacks, Home-Made Specialty many other sections.
In 2000, the company was awarded an award as a "Sichuan Famous Restaurant" by the Sichuan Provincial Government. In 2002, they participated in the first Sichuan Cuisine Contest in the 12th National Chef Festival and were awarded the award of "Famous Banquet of China" and the "Team Gold Award". In the same year, the company was recognized as a "Chinese Famous Restaurant" by the China Cooking Association and President Wang Gang was given an award as a "China excellent Entrepreneur in Food and Beverage Industry". In 2003, President Wang Gang was granted an award of the "Standing Committee of the Meishan Committee of the Political Consultative Conference". That same year, Meizhou Dongpo was chosen as first in the Chinese Food and Beverage Industry by Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management. In 2005, President Wang Gang was awarded "The Excellent Carving" award and was engaged as an MBA assistant of Tsinghua University. In 2005, the company cooperated with the Hormel Company and produced Homel Meizhou Dongpo Sausage. In 2006, President Wang Gang was chosen as "The Greatest Power Person Of Beijing". In April of 2006, the company passed the standard for the ISO9000 Quality Management System. In 2007, President Wang Gang was chosen chairman on duty by FOODUN. Also in 2007, Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant was chosen as one of "Greatest Power Brands Top Ten" of Beijing and in April of 2007, the company was chosen as an advanced unit of Beijing Harmonious Labor Relations.