Guantao advices leading Tianjin catering enterprise on compliance system development
Recently, Mr. Tang Gequan and Mr. Wang Yunnong, partners at Guantao's Tianjin Office, provided specialized legal services to the well-known Tianjin catering brand "Zhao Caicai" in connection with its commercial franchising registration and compliance system development. The project has now been successfully completed and officially registered with the Ministry of Commerce.
In alignment with the Administrative Regulations on Commercial Franchising and tailored to the brand’s strategic expansion objectives, Guantao’s legal team assisted in enhancing Zhao Caicai’s franchise compliance framework. The service included: improving the filing documentation system, reviewing the franchise structure, designing the risk identification matrix and long-term prevention mechanism, and formulating a comprehensive set of compliance development programs —covering dynamic regulatory tracking and communication strategies. This initiative has resulted in the systematic establishment of a full-process commercial franchise compliance system, laying a solid legal foundation for Zhao Caicai’s nationwide expansion and marking a significant step toward scale and standardized development.

Mr. Gequan Tang, Partner at Guantao Law Firm's Tianjin Office. His main practice areas include commercial franchising compliance, government regulatory compliance, investment and financing, corporate dispute resolution, white-collar crime and criminal compliance. He possesses extensive experience in government regulatory compliance and has been appointed to the think tanks of various levels of governmental authorities, where he provides dedicated legal services. In the field of commercial franchising compliance, Mr. Tang has assisted numerous leading nationally renowned chain brands based in Beijing, Tianjin and Chongqing in developing franchising compliance and successfully completing registration with the Ministry of Commerce.

Mr. Yunnong Wang, practicing lawyer at Guantao’s Tianjin Office. His main practice areas include corporate legal advisory, commercial franchising compliance, trademark and unfair competition, and dispute resolution. He serves as perennial legal counsel to multiple enterprises, with a sharp ability to analyze business operation model and commercial logic. When facing complex civil and commercial disputes, Mr. Wang excels at formulating practical and thoughtful solutions that safeguard his clients’ lawful interests to the greatest extent.