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Compass Group USA announces first generation of Fair Food Chefs on new website!

Posted on August 15, 2018October 15, 2020 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Russell Szekely (above), VP of Canteen Culinary – a part of Compass Groups USA – shares his reflections on the Fair Food Program after a visit to Immokalee. Fair Food Chef Paul Ruszat with Morrison Healthcare (of Compass Group USA): “If the sustainability doesn’t start with the people that are growing and picking our food then the rest doesn’t matter.” >> Read More

“We want these changes to exist not only for Florida farmworkers, but for all farmworkers…”

Posted on June 6, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso title=".@FairFoodProgram team hits the road as FFP begins expansion northward!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/06/ffp-education-up-north/"] Fair Food Program Education team hits the road, leads the way as the FFP begins its expansion north out of Florida! This week, the Fair Food Program passed a truly extraordinary milestone, and it was marked, quite literally, with a road sign that read, “Welcome to Georgia!” The >> Read More

“The Fair Food Program is a proven model for change in US agriculture…”

Posted on May 13, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso title=".@CompassGroupUSA’s @cheryl_queen weighs in on expanding the @FairFoodProgram" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/05/compass-expansion-2/"] [caption id="attachment_21930" align="aligncenter" width="599"] Cheryl Queen (center), Vice President for Communication and Corporate Affairs at Compass Group, speaks at the White House Forum on Human Trafficking this past January. To her left sits Judge Laura Safer Espinoza of the Fair Food Standards Council and to her right Jon Esformes, Operating >> Read More

Mailbag! A letter from the Fair Food Nation to Immokalee…

Posted on May 6, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso title="Inspired by @FoodChainsFilm, DC middle schoolers sell lemonade for farmworker justice!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/05/mailbag-middle-school/"] Inspired by "Food Chains," DC middle schoolers sell lemonade for farmworker justice! "Fair" is one of the first words we learn when we need to distinguish right from wrong in the world. "That's not fair!" is a universal childhood lament that echoes across playgrounds, streets, and backyards around the country and across generations. Indeed, children come >> Read More

Hot off the digital press: A social media round-up and a beautiful new image for 21st century food justice!

Posted on September 25, 2014October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso title=".@ClintonGlobal Citizen Award sparks surge of social media about @CIW & #FairFoodProgram..." url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/09/clinton-twitter/"] Clinton Global Citizen Award sparks surge of social media about @CIW and the #FairFoodProgram... Sunday’s Clinton Global Citizen Award ceremony in New York was a truly unforgettable celebration of the remarkable progress achieved in Florida’s fields through the Fair Food Program. Over 1,000 people squeezed into the Sheraton ballroom in >> Read More