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In a guest column published last month, the field president for Aramark Higher Education, Trevor Ferguson, wrote to explain some of their business practices in the context of rising scrutiny of their food service contract with the University of Florida. As part of the movement behind that scrutiny, Food Justice UF would like to respond.  Our coalition demands the inclusion of six specific, quantitative and stakeholder-driven measures in UF’s invitation to negotiate for a new food service contract. These measures are to support food service, food chain and farm workers; reduce greenhouse...

Letters to the Editor for Monday, April 12 Letter writers Governor deserves better Thanks Bill Cotterell for taking 60 minutes to task for their slanted, misleading reporting. Too bad the News Press didn’t have the courtesy to put the article on the front page. Seems they never miss that chance when the article is negative toward the Governor. Vince Conoscenti, Sanibel Wendy's needs to step up I notice that the Coalition of Immokalee Workers is currently conducting a “Demanding Dignity for Farmworkers” Week of Action. It nudges me to report that I have not purchased products from Wendy'...

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers organized a protest near a North Naples Wendy’s as a push to get the fast-food company to join the Fair Food Program.

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Whole Foods Market Launches Sourced for Good Seal to Help Customers Identify Products That Support Workers, Communities and the Environment April 7, 2021 GMT AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 7, 2021-- Today, Whole Foods Market launches Sourced for Good, an exclusive third-party-certification program to support responsible sourcing by providing tangible improvements in farmworkers’ lives, strengthening worker communities where products are sourced and promoting environmental stewardship where cro...

Ohio State University’s student government unanimously voted on Wednesday to ask the school to discontinue its affiliation with Wendy’s.