SPAVI President Vicente Gregorio Po family-led restaurant group Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. (SPAVI) expects to allot at least ₱1 billion for capital expenditures (capex) this year, as it aims to open an average of one store a day and beef up its presence in Visayas and Mindanao. In...
Po family-led restaurant group Shakey’s Pizza Ventures Inc. (SPAVI) aims to continue expanding, particularly outside of Luzon, even as the industry is still in the process of recovering from the impact of the pandemic on consumer preferences. According to SPAVI President Vicente Gregorio, they...
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Restaurant and food service group Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures, Inc. (SPAVI) reported a decline in net income to P250 million in the third quarter of 2024, from P256.8 million in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the company stated that this...
