Laoganma controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
Lao Gan Ma faces controversy over alleged AI-related layoffs
Issue disclosure
Lao Gan Ma faced controversy after a report said that staffing on one production line fell from more than 600 people to 48 following the introduction of an AI chili-pepper inspection system. The company's human resources representative denied layoffs and disputed that its deputy general manager had given specific employee numbers; the article also reported substantial public criticism online.
Company response
Denial — 老干妈
老干妈人力資源代表喺10月26日接受内地媒體訪問時否認裁員
Source excerpt
老干妈人力資源代表喺10月26日接受内地媒體訪問時否認裁員，話李新冇提過具體員工數字。
有網民話自動化係工業升級嘅正常現象，可以提升效率同保證品質。但更多人批評公司應該諗諗對員工嘅責任。
老干妈副總經理李新喺上月一個貴州商務會議上透露，公司去年引入AI辣椒檢測系統後，一條生產線嘅員工由600多人減至得番48人。
2020
Fake Lao Gan Ma advertising contract prompts Tencent payment lawsuit, later withdrawn
In 2020, Tencent sued Lao Gan Ma for advertising fees and applied for property preservation; Lao Gan Ma denied signing the contract; police subsequently investigated persons suspected of impersonating employees and forging seals. Tencent withdrew the lawsuit and apologized to Lao Gan Ma, and the two parties communicated and reached a settlement. This is a brand controversy arising from contract verification and fraud, and does not establish that Lao Gan Ma owed the money.
2020
Tencent and Lao Gan Ma issue joint response to dispute
Company response
Tencent and Lao Gan Ma stated that they had clarified their misunderstanding. According to the joint response, Tencent said it had applied to withdraw its lawsuit and its property-preservation application, apologized to Lao Gan Ma in person, and would improve related processes. The parties also said they would actively explore future formal cooperation. The statement did not provide further details on the nature of the misunderstanding or the terms of any cooperation.
Tencent and Lao Gan Ma said they had clarified their misunderstanding. Tencent said it had applied to withdraw its lawsuit and property-preservation application, apologized to Lao Gan Ma, and would improve related processes. The parties said they would explore future formal cooperation.
Company response
Apology — 腾讯
对于事件过程中的种种误会和欠妥之处，腾讯已向老干妈方面当面致歉
Remediation — 腾讯
后续腾讯将进一步完善相关流程
Source excerpt
腾讯与老干妈发布联合声明。腾讯表示已向法院申请撤回财产保全申请及本案诉讼
过去数日内，腾讯和老干妈双方进行了深入沟通，双方已厘清误解。对于事件过程中的种种误会和欠妥之处，腾讯已向老干妈方面当面致歉，后续腾讯将进一步完善相关流程。
今天下午腾讯与老干妈发布联合声明，表示双方已经厘清误解，未来将积极探索并开启一系列正式合作。同时，腾讯已经向法院申请撤回财产保全申请及本案诉讼，并就合同诈骗行为已向贵阳公安报案。
2020
Procuratorate intervenes in investigation of alleged forged Lao Gan Ma seal
Investigation
The Nanming District People's Procuratorate in Guiyang said it had intervened in the investigation of a case involving an allegedly forged Lao Gan Ma company seal. The article reports the intervention as a development in the case, not a finding of liability by Lao Gan Ma.
Source excerpt
今天(7月3日)下午，贵阳市南明区人民检察院在官方微博、微信公众号发布最新消息，表示检察机关依法提前介入老干妈公司被伪造印章案，这也是这一案件的最新进展。