Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd (JFL), which operates Domino’s Pizza and Dunkin Donuts chains in India, on Sunday said it has started country-wide COVID-19 vaccination drive for its over 30,000 employees and their families under the company’s COVID care initiative.
“The drive started in partnership with Fortis Healthcare, Apollo and Max Hospitals in Delhi/NCR. JFL is bearing the vaccination cost for this drive that will cover all employees and their dependents across all JFL brands – Domino’s Pizza, Dunkin Donuts, Hong’s Kitchen, ChefBoss and Ekdum!,” the company said in a statement.
JFL operates over 1,314 Domino’s Pizza restaurants across 285 cities in the country. It said it has taken many new initiatives to help its employees amidst the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. It set up a 24X7 helpline, and group level task force for COVID related support.
It has also set up isolation facilities in Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Noida and Indore and also arranged for a facility for COVID impacted employees and their families to receive medicines. It will also put in place a comprehensive package for helping family of deceased employees.
Additionally, the food services company has also made provisions such as isolation facilities in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Noida and Indore, doctor consultations for employees and their families, availability of pulse oximeter, RT-PCR and rapid antigen tests across restaurants. It has also provided support with medication for its covid-affected employees and their families, among other initiatives.
