Sustainability Report
In accordance with the "Code of Practice for the Sustainable Development of Listed and OTC Companies", Lakaffa International Corporation has issued a sustainability report for the first time this year, and will issue it annually in the future. This report is issued by Lakaffa International Corporation (in the report, the abbreviations "Lakaffa", "the Company", and "we" will be used). Through the issuance of this report, the Company transparently discloses the Company's sustainability actions and performance in the three major areas of environmental, social, and corporate governance, so that stakeholders can understand the efforts and performance of Lakaffa in terms of corporate sustainability and the fulfillment of social responsibility.
The Company wishes to establish its leadership in corporate sustainability and social responsibility through the issuance of a Sustainability Report. This report will serve as an important communication tool to enable stakeholders to better understand Lakaffa's sustainability strategy, objectives and results. Lakaffa is committed to continuous improvement and enhancement of its sustainability performance and looks forward to building closer relationships with stakeholders through the release of this report.
Innovation Leader
Founded in 2004, Lakaffa International, an international catering group, is committed to the operation and promotion of the catering service industry. Through the strategic layout and innovation of multi-brand professional system, it has successfully operated more than 10 catering brands across a wide range of genres, including hand-rocked tea and beverages, bakery and pastry, traditional pudding and cake, British light meals, American Vietnamese cuisine, Japanese pork chop, beef noodle, deep-fried steak, Japanese dumpling, and Korean deep-fried chicken, among others. etc. With global brand outlets in more than 62 countries and six continents, the company has become one of the most extensive international restaurant groups, and is a model in the field of chain restaurants.
Taiwan Brand Global Value
The development strategy of Lakaffa International is to expand the international market by means of multi-corner operation and the tenets of integrity, practicality, innovation, excellence, and sharing, and to establish Lakaffa International as a "brand platform center", so that Taiwan brands can be exported to the international market, and good international brands can be brought into Taiwan, and to truly develop towards the development of multi-brand catering group.
La Kaffa puts a lot of efforts in Taiwan for many years, and exports Taiwanese brands to the world. With the ultimate goal of ‘‘International Brand Platform”, La Kaffa advocates for promoting eastern cuisines to the world. With honesty, quality, innovation, excellence, and sharing as core value of business development, and quality as its principles, La Kaffa aims to satisfy customers’ taste, optimize the services, and provide global customers’ full satisfaction.
Lakaffa International's expansion into the international market never stops. In addition to continuing to look for like-minded partners in countries and regions around the world, and quickly authorizing regional brand agents to set up stores, Lakaffa International also continues to innovate its brands and strive to represent new brands, in order to expand the number and types of brands under the Group's food and beverage brands, and to move towards the largest Chinese world-class composite food and beverage group.
In this rapidly changing environment, Lakaffa International's long-standing vision of "becoming a benchmark company in the health and green industries" has become even clearer and more in line with the trend, allowing the company, which has been operating in a multifaceted manner, to grasp the direction and find opportunities in the face of the double impact of the post-pandemic situation and carbon reduction, and to maintain the core of the company's business in the future in the areas of agriculture, green energy, and recycling economy.
Lakaffa International's expansion into the international market never stops. In addition to continuing to look for like-minded partners in countries and regions around the world, and quickly authorizing regional brand agents to set up stores, Lakaffa International also continues to innovate its brands and strive to represent new brands, in order to expand the number and types of brands under the Group's food and beverage brands, and to move towards the largest Chinese world-class composite food and beverage group.
Chairman
ESG of Lakaffa Group
Lakaffa Sustainability Highlights
Lakaffa is committed to sustainable development on many fronts
Environmental
Currently, all appliances complying with the water saving standard have been procured.
Chatime Taiwan has fully responded to the government's policy of using environmentally friendly paper cups.
The “Go Green” plastic reduction program uses biodegradable straws in hopes of reducing marine plastic pollution.
Chatime Taiwan launches eco-friendly bags and straw cups through joint cross-border cooperation to encourage consumers to participate in environmental protection actions.
2022
Implemented green procurement by purchasing energy-saving labeled supplies Water consumption decreased by 6.4348 thousand cubic meters in 2022 compared to 2021, but turnover increased by $3,792,497 thousand
Social
2023
“Chatime Cultural and Educational Charity Trust” with a total cost of $7.45 million for charity activities.
No risk of forced or compulsory labor
No human rights or discriminatory incidents
At the end of the year, 199 people received year-end bonuses, 112 people received annual salary adjustments, and 11 people were promoted to higher positions in the head office.
A total of 11 employees were promoted.
2022
2022 Honored Chatime was selected to receive the "Outstanding Inspirational Brand Award".
Honored with the Asia Pacific Outstanding Enterprises "Corporate Leadership Excellence Award" in 2022
2018
Established the Chatime Cultural and Educational Charity Trust in 2018, actively engaging in children's charity and promoting the sports ethos
Sponsored the Hsinchu migrant children's school year gift packages, inviting a total of 40 children from 25 migrant families.
Basketball Training Program Helps Kuangfu High School Win HBL Boys Class A Championship
Governance
2023
Re-distributed Korea's famous Kyochon Fried Chicken.
The Board of Directors held a total of 7 meetings to strengthen its management and supervisory functions to ensure the steady progress of the Company
Allotment of cash dividend of $6.50 per share
The Company has not experienced any material breach of law
In 2023, suppliers of 38 of our top 40 products have obtained ISO 22000 certification.
95% of raw materials have gone through the certification process.
2022
Distribute cash dividends of $6.28 per share in 2022
The Board of Directors met seven times in 2022, with an average attendance rate of 96% for directors
The Group's global presence will reach 62 countries and 3,000 stores by 2022.
Consolidated operating revenue of $4.21 billion by 2022
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Lakaffa International Sustainability Report 2023
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