Common Core:Donk Co
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The oddball member of the Syndicate, Donk Co. produces junk food, toys, and occasionally military-grade weapons.
From Rags to Riches
The tale of Donk Co. begins in a prison on New Moscow, where a group of inmates were ready for release. The group had decided to turn their lives around after spending years in prison, and they had a plan- fast food. Each of them had developed their cooking skills while on the inside, with the goal to create the next big snack. However, they needed funding, and this is where our tale takes a turn.
Nanotrasen had been seeking a method of aiding their flagging public reputation, and had decided on an outreach program, specifically a corporate grant for new businesses. One of the awardees was Donk Co, who put the money towards producing and marketing their new product, the Donk Pocket. Its runaway success made them all rich, and each subsequent release of a new flavour or new product such as Ready Donk would bring even more revenue in. To the casual observer, this seemed perfect, but trouble was brewing behind the scene as their distribution network became more and more stretched.
As their corporate investors, Nanotrasen offered a new grant for distribution, alongside a lucrative contract for Donk products to be provided to Nanotrasen's spinward sector stations, allowing Donk Co to set up a logistics division which would offer cargo hauling services to external companies. However, this quickly turned south as Nanotrasen was continually late on payment for the goods- eventually ceasing to pay altogether. Then, they delivered a bombshell- the terms for the grant included that Nanotrasen would receive royalties on any sales made by the company. Re-reading their copy of the contract, Donk Co. could not find any mention of this, but Nanotrasen demanded they be paid these royalties before a single penny of their contract for products would be paid out.
Donk Co. in 2564
Donk Co. now finds themselves in an unwinnable situation. They must keep shipping products to Nanotrasen per their agreed contract if they ever hope to receive payment, all while attempting to fight a legal battle against Nanotrasen regarding the terms of the grant. This has driven them into conflict with their previous corporate guardian angel, and brought them to different partners: the Syndicate. Donk Co. has begun using their now sizable logistics fleets for the Syndicate's purposes, as well as producing weaponry for the coalition under the guise of their newly-founded toys division. In return, Donk Co. is receiving payments that are keeping them afloat despite their negative financial situation, much to the chagrin of Nanotrasen who were hoping to drive them under with their unpayable terms.