Chicken Hut, the fast food chain based in Harare has added a new twist to its business model.
The company is now requiring interested suppliers to pay a non-refundable fee of $20 to apply for a tender to supply dressed chickens to the company.
While some might be scratching their heads, others see this as a brilliant move by Chicken Hut.
The real question is, why should suppliers pay to apply for a tender?
Is Chicken Hut hurting for cash?
Or are they simply trying to weed out the fakers and the jokers?
No one from the company was ever reached for comment, but we can only imagine that they have their reasons.
For starters, this move could exclude smaller businesses that may not have the resources to pay for a tender application fee.
And let’s be honest, folks – in the teapot nation $20 is a lot of money.
If Chicken Hut is making money off of every tender application, how can we be sure that the process is fair and unbiased?
Is this just a way for the company to make some extra cash, or is it a legitimate way to find the best chicken suppliers?
Let’s say the tender now has a winner, what can stop them from still distributing the Ad and collecting small small $20 cheques from unsuspecting folks?
Perhaps this move is simply a way for Chicken Hut to weed out the unserious suppliers.
If a supplier can’t afford to pay $20 for a tender application, are they really serious about supplying chicken to the company?
It’s like a chicken-themed version of “The Price is Right” – only the suppliers who are willing to pay the price will make it to the next round.
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