On October 18, a consumer in Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province, ordered potatoes at a price of 18 yuan when eating at a chain hot pot, and found that the whole dish had only 5 thin slices. In this regard, the staff of the store explained that this is a selenium-enriched potato, which is different from ordinary potato chips and contains many trace elements, which is priced according to the actual situation.

According to the consumer's blueprint, 5 pieces of potatoes in Banu Hot Pot are sold for 18 yuan.

This incident has aroused widespread concern of netizens and rushed to the hot search list in Weibo. In this regard, on February 23rd, Banu Maodu Hotpot issued an apology statement in the official WeChat official account. Banu Maodu Hotpot said that when the incident happened, a customer in Xi 'an had a meal in the store, and due to management mistakes, the customer misunderstood the weight of potatoes. In the online news video, "18 yuan has only 5 pieces of selenium-enriched potatoes" was actually the consumption, and the price of Xi 'an store was 9 yuan.

Banu beef omasum hotpot was founded in Henan in 2004, focusing on beef omasum hotpot. According to official website, Banu currently has 85 direct stores in more than 30 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Xi 'an, Shenzhen, Suzhou and Nanjing. Last year1February, Banu beef omasum hotpot dropped a son in Guangzhou.

According to the information on the website of public comment, the per capita consumption of Banu beef omasum hotpot is between 170 yuan-185 yuan, which is much higher than brands such as Haidilao, PuCuo, and FuChongqing hotpot. According to the financial report, in the first half of 2022, the per capita consumption of Haidilao, Pucuo and Funong Chongqing hotpot were 109. 1 yuan, 147. 1 yuan and 130 yuan respectively.