From Cannon Fodder to '80s Tycoon with My Space Supermarket-Chapter 217 - 165: Takeout Box

Chapter 217: Chapter 165: Takeout Box
"So, just now, in the kitchen, I talked with the manager of our store, thinking to ask you where these plastic takeout boxes are from."
"If possible, could you give us a contact? We’d like to order a batch."
Jiang Xin was originally in a state of complete confusion, not understanding at all why the store employee stopped her.
As a result, now, after hearing the employee’s explanation, she instantly understood.
It turned out that the staff, after discussing with their manager, felt that her takeout boxes looked more appealing when holding food, so they wanted to ask her where to buy these boxes, hoping to get a contact to place an order for a batch later on.
That way, if other customers wanted to take the food home, they could use these boxes.
Their establishment could instantly upgrade its image.
Jiang Xin’s eyes lit up immediately; wasn’t this a business opportunity just handed to her?
Although this order might not make much money, considering the high customer flow at the State-owned Restaurant, they would need a lot of boxes.
Jiang Xin thought for a moment. After all, she had every type of disposable meal box imaginable in her space. If the State-owned Restaurant wanted to purchase a batch, she should take out all the styles from her space to let their manager choose which one suits them best.
Then, they could price them based on the type of meal box.
So, Jiang Xin began to speak:
"You want to know where I got these takeout boxes from?"
"I got these from a distant relative who runs a plastic factory in another place, quite far from our town. If you need them, I can contact her to send over a few samples for you to choose from."
"These meal boxes come in all sizes. If you’re really interested, I’ll see if I can bring the samples tomorrow for you to have a look at."
Upon hearing this, the staff member nodded repeatedly. Actually, he had just shown these takeout boxes to their manager in the kitchen.
After seeing them, their manager thought they were great and immediately wanted to come out to ask. She wanted to personally come over, but given the busy mealtime rush, she couldn’t spare the time, so she sent him to ask Jiang Xin instead.
After all, the manager is the real decision-maker who needs to personally make all the decisions in their store.
But at this moment, the manager truly had no time. Since they were just asking for contact information, the staff thought it was something he could handle.
So, this server volunteered to ask Jiang Xin, wanting to know where she got her disposable takeout boxes, so they could buy some if they found them affordable.
Anyway, they’d just try a small batch first, and if it worked out, they’d order more.
After Jiang Xin spoke, the server’s eyes brightened immediately, hearing that Jiang Xin could bring samples tomorrow. He quickly agreed:
"Great, great, thank you so much."
"We just don’t know about the pricing of these meal boxes. If it’s feasible, our store could order a larger quantity."
"Anyway, since we’re in the food business, there are plenty of places to use these takeout boxes, and the portions of each dish differ greatly, so we actually need several different sizes."
After all, some dishes come in large portions while others are smaller. If a small portion is packed in a particularly large box, it doesn’t match well.
Moreover, if customers ask later, it would be hard for them to explain why there’s only a little bit of food.
Also, if there’s too little food in a large takeout box, it doesn’t look good, and it seems too little, which might make customers unhappy, thinking the store is stingy and holding back ingredients.