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Core Viewpoint - Miao Ke Lan Duo is focusing on B-end business and international expansion as key strategies to overcome stagnation in the C-end market, highlighted by a recent memorandum of understanding with SADAFCO to explore the children's cheese snack market in Saudi Arabia [1][9]. Group 1: Company Developments - Miao Ke Lan Duo announced a partnership with SADAFCO to explore the children's cheese snack market in Saudi Arabia, leveraging each other's strengths in production, R&D, and distribution [1][9]. - The company has recently faced asset impairments and changes in core management, with expected reductions in net profit of approximately 119 million to 127 million yuan for 2025 due to these impairments [1][9]. - The company is shifting its focus to B-end and international markets as a response to stagnation in the C-end market [1][10]. Group 2: B-end Business Insights - The B-end business has become a new growth engine for Miao Ke Lan Duo, with revenue from the catering industry increasing from 4.7 billion yuan in 2021 to 13.13 billion yuan in 2024, accounting for 34.94% of the cheese segment [3][11]. - The domestic B-end channel is estimated to be around 50 billion yuan, driven by an increase in customer base and application scenarios [3][11]. - Despite its growth potential, the B-end business faces challenges, including significantly lower gross margins compared to the C-end, with a gross margin of 18.86% for the catering industry series in 2024, compared to 28.11% for the ready-to-eat nutrition series [4][12]. Group 3: C-end Market Challenges - The C-end market has been in a continuous decline from 2021 to 2024, with production capacity utilization at only 35.3% as of 2024 [6][15]. - The core product in the C-end, children's cheese sticks, is facing market saturation and intense competition, leading to a decline in product prices and gross margins [6][15]. - The company has experienced a significant drop in overall gross margin, nearly 10 percentage points from 2021 to 2024, and is under pressure to improve profitability as net profit margins are projected to be below 1% in 2023 and 2024 [7][15].