Report by Ben LARYEA
The pacesetter in the fast food industry in the country Papaye has awarded its workers for their dedication and commitment to duty at a colorful ceremony at the Papaye recreational village at Konkonuru, Aburi in the Eastern Region.
The long service awards range from 5 to 30 years and cover also workers at the Papaye Recreational Village which includes cash prizes, certificates, citations, television sets, double-door ridges, and deep freezers among others.
Management awarded 48 people for working for 5 years, 4 people for a period of 10 years, 15 for serving the company for the last 15 years with 7 being loyal for over 20 years while 4 dedicating their 25 years of service as well as 30 years for various prizes.
Speaking at the workers awards day and dinner, the Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Papaye, Mr. Divine Kwadwo Asiedu said the occasion is a testament to the unwavering dedication, commitment and exceptional service delivery exhibited by workers.
He said the core mandate of management is to recognized and acknowledge hard working employees and explained that the success story of Papaye cannot be completed without the contribution of employees.
The Group CEO urged workers to renew their commitment to fostering work place culture, dedication, commitment, honesty and always apply team work to leverage the company to a new level of growth and development to cherish customers.
According to him, Papaye have won several awards as a result of his quality customer service and applying strict regulations in the hospitality industry namely Best Fast Food Restaurant, Best Tourism Tax Contributor, CIMG award, Good Corporate Citizen award, Best CEO awards among others.
Turning the spotlight on the success story of its 30 years of operations, Mr. Asiedu said the company have currently employed over 600 staff and have also opened branches in Haatso, Spintex, Tema, Tesano, Apenkwa, Abeka Lapaz, Adenta, Dodowa area, West Hills mall vicinity and Awudome and interestingly announced that the East Legon branch set to officially open in December this year.
For his part, the Managing Director of Papaye Mr. Emmanuel Woelayoh Tefe said it has been the core mandate to acknowledge and reward staff to duty adding that the gesture will motivate them to strive for excellence and thanked all the awardees.
