SHAKEY’s 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’s said. It also procured vaccine booster doses with another Po-led listed company, Century Pacific Food, Inc.
“The health and safety of our employees and our guests remain paramount,” Shakey’s President and Chief Executive Officer Vicente L. Gregorio said in a statement on Wednesday.
“With the Omicron variant’s high degree of transmissibility, we have made it our imperative to implement vaccination and boosting to continuously protect our people and community,” he added.
Shakey’s 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’ personnel.
As pandemic regulations shift according to the country’s COVID-19 situation, Shakey’s assures its customers that it can readily adapt to capacity restrictions after putting in place “strategic pivots.”
This includes adopting operational efficiencies and improving the company’s off-premise business.
“We 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,” Mr. Gregorio said.
Despite the pandemic, the company was able to launch 31 stores last year, exceeding its 30-store target.
Shakey’s 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’s shares on the local bourse declined 0.95% or nine centavos on Wednesday to close at P9.41 apiece. — Keren Concepcion G. Valmonte
