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1954, Sherwood “Shakey” Johnson pooled his funds with those of college friend,
Ed Plummer to open the first Shakey’s outlet. The building was a remodeled
grocery store located at the "57th" and "J" Streets in
Sacramento, California. The two owners with the help of their friends opened
the parlor on April 30, a Friday evening. As the ovens, were not complete, only
beer was sold the first weekend. Johnson entertained guests by playing the
piano and plummer served the beer. Sherwood Johnson was an American G.I. when
he caught malaria in the Pacific during World War II. The illness caused him to
have the "shakes" and earned him the now famous nickname
"shakey".
The fame of his
fine cooking sparked an idea. Shakey and a college friend, Ed Plummer, pooled
their savings together and bought an old grocery store at the corner of 57th
and J street in Sacramento. On April 30, 1954, with a mere $1.85 in the till,
the remodeled grocery store became the first Shakey's Pizza Parlor. Actually,
no pizza was served because the oven weren't ready yet that Friday evening.
Nevertheless, Shakey played the piano and Ed served the beer for their
customers. With the money from the weekend, Shakey and Ed fired up their ovens
on Monday and served the very first Shakey's Pizza. By 10 o'clock that evening,
they were out of food, but people were still lining up to get in! With the success of the first Sacramento restaurant, Johnson and
Plummer opened a second Shakey’s two years later in a remodeled mattress
factory on Foster Road in Portland, Oregon. The Shakey’s name and concept were
already familiar due to the nightly jazz radio program they sponsored. In 1957
Shakey’s service companies began franchising. Opening that year were franchised
restaurants in Seattle, Washington, Albany, Oregon, Carmichael, Concord, and
Marysville, California. The franchise units also introduced a standard Shakey’s
building design. Prior to it, the restaurants have always been located in
existing remodeled structures.
Shakey’s began to expand
outside the United States with the opening of a restaurant in Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada on February 15, 1968. Then it went south with the opening of
Mexico City restaurant on May 7, 1968. The first Japanese restaurant opened in
Osaka, Japan on July 26, 1976 and expansion continued with a restaurant in
Makati, Philippines in 1975.
Today there are over 500 Shakey’s restaurants world-wide. Pizza
is still the mainstay at today’s Shakey’s, whether it’s our original thin crust
version with its crispy, crunchy taste or the classic hand-tossed pizza with
dough baked thick and chewy. Shakey’s guests also find a wide spectrum of ala
carte items including marinated pressure-fried chicken, our exclusive MOJOTM
potatoes (French-fried slices in seasoned breading) and pasta.
The companies
practices responsibility and ensure that they can be relied on and create an
environment where everyone will be respected, appreciated and recognized for
the efforts they put in.
They show Loyalty, dedication, commitment and “malasakit” to the
business … thinking and deciding like an owner does for his business. They put
attention to detail and value the importance of reason and apply ‘critical
thinking’ in all their decisions. They united in everything do because they are
self-driven, intense and persistent and have the ability to energize theirselves
and everyone else around them.
“THE 6
E'S OF LEADERSHIP”
ENERGY- A Shakey’s leader is full of energy and is enthusiastic
in what he does. He/she is self-driven and ready to attack the job at hand.
ENERGIZE OTHERS- A Shakey’s leader positively energizes others
around him, he/she inspires others to perform to the best of their abilities
and helps them become the best that they can be.
EDGE- A Shakey’s leader is highly competent and skilled in what
he does.He/she continuously strives to improve and is always willing to learn
new things and accumulate more knowledge and skills.
EXECUTE- a Shakey’s leader is effective and efficient and always
delivers results. He/she always strives to execute his tasks in a way better
than others, better than before and better than expected.
EMPOWER- a Shakey’s leader nurtures an environment where people
learn. He/she has the deep sense of
mission to make others become better persons and allow them to use their
talents and skills effectively in the workplace.
EXAMPLE- a Shakey’s leader is a role model and always walk his
talk.He/she builds trust and has integrity as his decisions and actions are
based on solid ground rooting from his values, principles and best intentions.