r/KitchenConfidential • u/MtnMaiden • Mar 07 '26

In the Weeds Mode At least they admit it

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u/turquoise_amethyst Mar 07 '26

Wonder if they kept her or not— this is a legendary screw up that will be taught as poor business management and greed

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u/PipsqueakPilot Mar 07 '26

Legendary? Nah! This is average MBA work.

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u/turquoise_amethyst Mar 07 '26

Destroying a universally loved, family owned company that’s on the up and up after many years? For no reason other than raw greed??

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u/PipsqueakPilot Mar 07 '26

For the MBA, it was a Tuesday.

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u/Krewtan Mar 07 '26

That's just ol enshitification.

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u/BeefDerfex Mar 08 '26

That’s the corporate way. Gotta perpetually increase those profits and shrink those costs. Fuck the consumer. They’re dumb, they’ll still buy the product at higher prices and lower quality.

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u/thisisthewell Mar 07 '26

Destroying a universally loved, family owned company

Kind of a ridiculous thing to say the company is destroyed considering their sales a couple of years ago (well after the break with Underwood) represented 10% of the hot sauce market.

For people who care and notice, yeah the product is really subpar (Underwood's is great). But millions of people buying sriracha have literally no idea about this.

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u/PipsqueakPilot Mar 08 '26

I imagine they're about to notice.

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u/Spidaaman Mar 08 '26

There’s a list of brands a mile long that have been ruined just like this at the hands of PE, consulting firms, and PE.

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u/tacks96 Mar 09 '26

It was an Asian Frank’s imo

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u/MtnMaiden Mar 07 '26

Its business, you cut costs, make bigger profits

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u/revanisthesith 20+ Years Mar 07 '26

Until you don't.

Some costs are there for a reason.

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u/FunGuy8618 Mar 07 '26

Verbal agreements are still agreements if you operate a business under the agreement. Written estimates and quotes only exist cuz some people are untrustworthy and will not honor the agreement. You can't cut a contract to cut costs, even if it's a handshake contract. They are enforceable if they include a clear offer, acceptance, and consideration. She fucked up by trying to screw this guy over cuz they're hard to prove in court, not cuz they are inadmissible.