The Metro Alabang team includes (from left) Warehouse Senior Receiving Checker Robert Sesbreño; Fresh Team Leader-Meat and Poultry Jhonrel Valdez; Procurement Officer Marvin Soto; HR Liaison Officer Cristina Ballesteros; Supermarket Manager Irene Montemayor; Senior Quality Control and Sanitation Supervisor Jomari Morales; and Engineers Heyrold Ragudo, Engineering Supervisor Dario Co and Mechanical Section Lead Rey Geraldino. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
SUPERMARKET and department store chain Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (MRSGI) has been recertified anew for meeting the highest sanitary and food safety management standards, a development seen as crucial at a time when Covid-19 continues to pose serious threats to public health.
The recertification is for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP). This covers the fresh section that comprises meat, poultry and seafood; and fruits and vegetables of Metro supermarket's branches at Metro Alabang and Metro Market! Market! Taguig in Metro Manila as well as Ayala Center Cebu and Metro Mandaue City in the Visayas.