Wahaha is reportedly ceasing production on a large scale, insiders say: it is a normal production adjustment, "Zong Fuli's management style is indeed different from Zong Qinghou's".

On March 27, it was reported by the media that on March 26, Wahaha issued a last-minute notice to shut down 70% of its factory production lines, including multiple factories from both Wahaha and Hongsheng. Production is expected to resume around April 2. Hongsheng Group had informed several of its factories the previous day that production would be halted for a week. Except for the factory producing red Wahaha bottled water, almost all other factories have stopped production. A source close to Wahaha said, "Factories nationwide producing AD calcium milk and Nutri-express have been urgently halted." In the afternoon of March 27, a source close to Wahaha revealed to reporters that this change was not a complete shutdown, but a normal production adjustment. Traditionally, the Spring Festival is a peak season for fast-moving consumer goods. Therefore, as Wahaha had stocked up before the Spring Festival, there is still some inventory backlog, so internal adjustments are being made through production scheduling. Regarding the speculation and discussion surrounding this production adjustment, the source stated that it may be due to differences in management styles between Zong Fu Li and Zong Qinghou. Zong Qinghou had not previously adjusted inventory in this manner, but this current adjustment definitely does not involve a complete shutdown.