From FOSTERS

May
18th,
2020

FOSTERS | TEAM MEMBERS TEST POSITIVE

Foster’s
has received confirmation from the Health Services Authority that two
team members from our Foster’s Republix location have tested
positive for COVID-19. On top of the already heightened sanitation
process carried out at each of our locations, the store completed a
risk assessment of the team member’s work-areas and is performing
disinfection-level cleaning this evening in accordance with
suggestions from the Cayman Islands Government and published
guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
in the US.

“At
Foster’s and Priced Right, the health and wellbeing of our team,
our customers, and the community remains our top priority,” said
Julian Foster, Marketing Senior Manager. “We’ve taken every step
possible to ensure Foster’s Republix continues to provide a safe
and happy shopping and working environment. We are thinking of our
team members and their families during this time.”

The
two COVID-19 positive team members are in isolation for the
recommended period as laid out by the Health Services Authority.
Contact tracing is being carried out and any Foster’s team members
who worked closely with the COVID-19 positive team members in the
last seven days have been guided according to contact tracing
guidelines set forth by the Cayman Islands Government. The two team
members are asymptomatic and were tested as part of the company-wide
testing of frontline staff.

The
office of the Chief Medical Officer has informed Foster’s that
customers shopping at our Foster’s Republix location are considered
to be at a very low risk of exposure and the products sold at the
store do not represent a risk to customers.

As
part of our general response to COVID-19, we implemented a heightened
sanitation program throughout the store which included sanitizing
high touch-point surfaces, sanitizing cart handles before and after
each use, and sanitizing registers every 20 minutes. We’ve also
taken in-store measures like installing plexiglass protectors at each
register, marking suggested social distance on floors, and creating a
Security & Sanitation team in each location to enforce sanitation
policies and perform assessments throughout the day, to focus on the
health and safety of our team, customers and community. Upon
receiving the news of the positive cases, a third-party janitorial
service was called in to Foster’s Republix to carry out additional
sanitation measures using electrostatic sanitation systems throughout
the store.

In
accordance with company policy, the affected employees will be taken
care of during the quarantine period and upon their return to work.

Thank
you for your support during this dynamic period.