Court papers did not address consequences of non-payment.
The Global Times reported that the case had involved disputes over “reputational rights and property damage”.
An opinion piece published on the Shanghai Observer news site said the incident served as a “wake-up call” to misbehaving children and their parents.
All six defendants, Tang, Wu, and their parents, were held jointly responsible for issuing public apologies to be carried in designated newspapers, the court ruled.
It also said that both sets of parents had failed in their guardianship duties, which led the two teenagers to commit the act.
Haidilao operates more than 1,300 restaurants across China and has expanded globally to over 10 countries, including South Korea, Singapore, Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.
In March, the company announced that over 4,000 diners who visited the affected outlet after the incident would be compensated.
“We fully understand that the distress caused to our customers by this incident cannot be fully compensated for by any means,” the company said in a public statement shared on Mar 12.
“We are willing to do our utmost to take responsibility.”
It added that all tableware had been destroyed and replaced, with the entire store also deeply sanitised.
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