SHAKEY鈥檚 Pizza Asia Ventures, Inc. has launched its coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine booster shot program for its fully vaccinated employees as well as their dependents.
All employees of its company-owned stores have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Shakey鈥檚 said. It also procured vaccine booster doses with another Po-led listed company, Century Pacific Food, Inc.
鈥淭he health and safety of our employees and our guests remain paramount,鈥 Shakey鈥檚 President and Chief Executive Officer Vicente L. Gregorio said in a statement on Wednesday.
鈥淲ith the Omicron variant鈥檚 high degree of transmissibility, we have made it our imperative to implement vaccination and boosting to continuously protect our people and community,鈥 he added.
Shakey鈥檚 said the COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be administered for free for employees, as well as for employee dependents. The company said it will also provide support for its suppliers鈥 personnel.
As pandemic regulations shift according to the country鈥檚 COVID-19 situation, Shakey鈥檚 assures its customers that it can readily adapt to capacity restrictions after putting in place 鈥渟trategic pivots.鈥
This includes adopting operational efficiencies and improving the company鈥檚 off-premise business.
鈥淲e built smaller stores aimed at delivery and carryout, launched a new and improved delivery app, and rolled out our 31-minute delivery guarantee anywhere in Metro Manila,鈥 Mr. Gregorio said.
Despite the pandemic, the company was able to launch 31 stores last year, exceeding its 30-store target.
Shakey鈥檚 also reassigned employees to ensure that they are only 30 minutes away from their assigned stores for the health and safety of their personnel and to minimize disruption of operations.
Shakey鈥檚 shares on the local bourse declined 0.95% or nine centavos on Wednesday to close at P9.41 apiece. 鈥 Keren Concepcion G. Valmonte
