· Golden State: the other side rejected
Yang Yuan, vice president of portable Benko company representative, on behalf of the Hong Kong Chinese Benko company, Golden State and the United States signed the purchase contract.
Receive a message: “Due to recent changes in the domestic offshore renminbi exchange rate is large, the price before the arrival of the company has been difficult to accept.”
Golden State founders, said: There are indications that Yang Yuan company already prepared, once the price changes, it can subtly put the blame on the Hong Kong company to withdraw its role.
· Benko company: “Mailbox” logout
Chengdu Chinese Commercial News reporters Xiang Ciqian and Zeng Yibin send messages on behalf of the company if the interview letter sent email, but found the mailbox display automatically replies: E-mail has been canceled.
· Yang Yuan Company: check no matter!
Not with the “Hong Kong Benko Company” and “American golden state” had any working relationship;
We have not signed any form of cooperation agreements;
My company does not exist because of the price issue to reject the other walnut products.
In recent years, with Chen Lu Yu endorsement ad “often with the brain, drink six walnuts,” and television program title “the strongest brain”, “six walnut” drinks become a household name in China.
However, it belongs to the enterprise in Hebei Yang Yuan Ze exchange Drinks Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Yang Yuan Company”) accused the United States on the court. Prosecution for American walnut nuts enterprises Golden State Foods Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the “Golden State”).
April 8, 2016, Golden State in Hanford, California, United States District Court indicted Yang Yuan, claiming the company contract breach of contract, resulting in a large number of walnut warehouse backlog, resulting in its loss of up to ten million US dollars. Also indicted along with the Golden State signed Benko Hong Kong International Trade Company (hereinafter referred to Benko company).
US local time on May 17, Golden State held a press conference in Los Angeles, announced Yang Yuan “acts of breach of contract.”
Matter how the truth? Chengdu Chinese Commercial News reporters Ri Qiandui and Ci Shi were investigated. Yang Yuan companies to Chengdu Chinese Commercial News reporters De Hui and Han Zhongcheng, Yang Yuan company attaches great importance to the issue being sued, also conducted an internal investigation, the company did not have a company with Hong Kong and the United States Benko Golden State had any working relationship, and not signed any form of cooperation agreement.
“Before the arrival of prices has been difficult to accept.”
Million dollar contract breach of contract due to price reasons?
The dispute also from April 2015 start.
American Chinese Golden State’s creator Yu Hao Cong told reporters in Chengdu Commercial Daily reporter, in April last year, Yang Yuan Contact Golden State, its deputy general manager Zhao Qingxun carrying Benko company representatives Suxiu Lin trip to Visalia, Calif., Hong Kong Benko the company’s name, and the Golden state signed a purchase more than ten million US dollars of walnut contract.
“After the terms of the contract price, quantity, delivery period, quality, transportation and other conditions are determined by the Zhaoqing Xun, signed in strict accordance with their requirements.”
September 2015, the company began to Golden State Benko company delivered in accordance with the contract, but this time was a problem. According to Yu Hao Cong Mail screenshot provided, September 8, 2015, a letter said to him by the mail binguowalnut@hotmail.com sent, “due to the recent changes in domestic large offshore renminbi exchange rate, the price of the company has before arrival difficult to accept. No 11 issued by the cabinet, the company to negotiate, in accordance with the implementation of the new season price, hope Yu always understanding, cooperation. Thank you! Thank you! “the message was signed by the Soviet Union, according to Yu Hao Cong said that the sender is helter-skelter If the company representative Suxiu Lin’s daughter Suya Jing. “She is in charge of all American walnut Contact supplier, the English will.”
Yu Hao Cong can further asked when shipped, mail shots Information Display, November 26, 2015, the Soviet Union signed the sender again replies, “I asked this, and that is to wait for Sam notification on news, I feel free to tell you. “Yu Hao Cong said Zhao mentioned in the message, that is, Zhaoqing Xun, deputy general manager Yang yuan. But the claim has not been confirmed by the company to raise yuan.
In this way, a lot of the backlog in the United States only walnut warehouse. “The other reason for rejection, the reason is because the price of walnut.” Yu Hao Cong said, after they repeatedly raised with the dollar up, but they were similar to the other grounds for refusal. To ensure timely delivery, the Golden State has repeatedly said it lowered the price, the other party has not always respond. In April this year, the Golden State to China and Yang Yuan for reconsideration contract, but did not achieve effective progress.
“Walnut contract price fell by nearly half.”
Claiming to be the first non-cooperation: had no problem
According to Yu Hao Cong introduced last year, appeared walnut yield, a direct result of the decline in the market price of walnut. “Chinese companies to reduce the amount of imports from the United States of walnut, walnut market in Europe and America, and the world market price of walnut fell.”
Yu Hao Cong said that the contract with the Golden State Benko signed, the two sides agreed walnut price $ 2.85 per pound. But now the price has dropped to Walnut $ 1.5 per pound, almost half of the contract price.
Yu Hao Cong that the reason for raising element of rejection, because the walnut market prices have dropped. Yu Hao Cong said this is not the first time that the Golden State and Yang Yuan cooperation. “I have six walnuts and from 2013 began working together in 2013, they invited me to visit their factory. Prior to cooperate, no problems.”
To this end, Yu Hao Cong also provided him with Benko company mail shots and one labeled “Yang Yuan debit QC (quality)” table details as evidence. Set out in the table, from June 27 to September 2, various specifications walnut was the exact amount charged and the refund or re-storage and other details. “This is a matter of our Golden State in 2014 and Yang Yuan contract process. The accident was in 2015 a new contract.”
Yu Hao Cong said, and raised in the US dollar acquisition of walnuts, there is always responsible Benko company Suxiu Lin et al counterparts, are Benko name of the company and the local supplier contracts. Yu said the walnut quality check is personally inspected by Zhaoqing Xun and single sign the inspection report, the category of risk after the goods shipped to China Hebei Yang Yuan company.
“Hong Kong companies Mailbox sudden cancellation”
Suxiu Lin Who are they? Benko company exist?
Yu Hao Cong while most angry is that in the Golden State to the April 19 China’s negotiations, had been, and his e-mail exchanges Benko company e-mail suddenly canceled, completely lost contact. “There are indications that Yang Yuan on the company long before the contract is ready, once the market price of the goods ordered not happen in their favor change, it can subtly put the blame on the Hong Kong company withdraw its role.” According to Yu Hao Cong said , Benko Suxiu Lin is the company’s legal representative Hebei Hengshui who live in Hengshui. However, Yu Hao Cong on to say, the Chengdu Chinese Commercial News reporters Wu Fa and Cha Zhengdao.
So, what is Suxiu Lin Who are they? Hong Kong Benko whether the company’s existence?
Chengdu Chinese Commercial News reporters Ri Qianzai and Shang Gongsi Registry Integrated Information System (ICRIS) website to Hong Kong Benko International Trade Co., Ltd. (registered name in English Hong Kong Bin Guo Int’l Trading Limited) was established in March 13, 2013 Situation company “is still registered,” and director of the company as Liukin Zuan (Liu Jinzuan).
Yu Hao Cong said, after he found a lawyer to Hong Kong Buyers Hong Kong Benko company does not own the company’s office address, but hire a company secretary (Name: Excellence Corporate Secretaries Ltd) on behalf of the registered address and listing. “Miss Su, head of the Hong Kong company, this company is not in service work, but there is soon charged file letter.”
And after the Chengdu Business Daily reporter inquiries found that this company is excellent secretary in May 7, 2009 was established, is still registered, but did not find the company’s registered address, directors search profile “Suxiu Lin” in the company’s entry , the results show “no records match the query input data.” subsequently, the reporter again when “Suxiu Lin” single query, the search results obtained in Hong Kong Benko neither company nor the company secretary of excellence.
According to Yu Hao Cong Su Xiulin phone number provided after (display for Hebei Hengshui), Chengdu Chinese Commercial News reporters Bo Tongxun and Wen Shifou as Suxiu Lin Su total time, a middle-aged man responded by saying, “you have the wrong”, then hastily hung off the phone. The daughter of Suya Jing Su Xiulin phone number (same as explicitly Hebei Hengshui), has been unable to connect.
After Thereafter, the Chengdu Chinese Commercial News reporters Xiang Ciqian and Zeng Yibin dealings on behalf of Fruit company send a message to Yu Hao Cong mail interview letter sent binguowalnut@hotmail.com found that the mailbox does automatic responses indicate that the mailbox has been canceled.
Earlier a number of media reports suggest that the company does have Yang Yuan, deputy general manager named Zhao Qingxun, but he was unable to confirm Zhaoqing Xun Yu Hao Cong mouth pointing.
“Failure to cooperate with the Golden State and Benko had”
For no reason to discredit will take legal action
Recently, the Chengdu Chinese Commercial News reporters Zhen Duici and Shi Xiang headquarters in Hebei Hengshui Yang Yuan company for confirmation, fully denied claims.
Yang Yuan said, “for the things you mentioned, the United States Golden State because of a company’s supply walnut conflict occurred with my company and sue, the company attaches great importance to and has carried out an internal investigation after investigation, Yang Yuan and no you mentioned ‘Benko Hong Kong company’ and ‘US Golden state’ had any partnership, nor sign any form of cooperation agreements. Therefore, there is no problem because the price I reject each other walnuts Jen our product. “
In reply, the Yang Yuan also said the company in the procurement of raw materials, strictly implement the relevant standards, with a sound management system suppliers, and has long maintained good relations of cooperation with our existing suppliers of raw materials, “has never similar disputes. “
“Currently, about US Golden State because of supply problems walnut sue my company’s case, the company attaches great importance to and will take active measures to support element as a plant protein in the field of well-known brands, attaches great importance to corporate reputation and brand building, and actively fulfill their social responsibility, consumers and society has been having a good reputation for some of the community unprovoked acts discredit, I will be actively through legal means to safeguard their own interests, but also believe that the relevant departments will make a fair judgment . “