IT’S BUSINESS as usual for Rico’s Lechon amid the closure of its commissary and two restaurants based in Cebu City as it beefs up its operations in Mandaue City. Enrico V. Dionson, founder of the “Rico’s Lechon” brand, said in an interview that while the company hopes that the Cebu City government will re-open its businesses, it has hitched on a 240-square meter “lechonan” area in Mandaue City to accommodate the demand at the same time to support affected employees. Mr. Dionson said they are now looking for possible areas in Mandaue City and a bigger alternative commissary in order to sustain the business and accommodate continuing demand. Although the production capacity of its temporary commissary area in Mandaue is much smaller than the 2,000 square meter area in Talamban, it is sustaining the orders and daily requirement of its branch in Mactan Island, he said. Since the Cebu City closure, Rico’s Lechon, managed and operated by the family-managed 3MRS Dionson Corporation, has been producing about 20 roasted whole pigs a day from its previous average of 60. Mr. Dionson said about 70% of their 213 employees have been affected by the closure, while the company loses an average earning of P300,000 from the two restaurants. The 20-year-old lechon-making business of 3MRS Dionson Corp. was ordered closed by the Cebu City government early August for alleged failure to comply with business permit requirements and environmental permits. — The Freeman

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