Tag: compass group

BREAKING NEWS: Compass Group pledges to double down on Fair Food commitment!

[hupso title=".@compassgroupusa pledges to extend @FairFoodProgram to new crops, new states by 2020!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/04/compass-expansion/"] World's largest contract foodservice company releases new Sustainability Platform, promises to "extend the (Fair Food) code of conduct and premium to crops other than tomatoes and beyond Florida"...  In a surprise move that promises to extend the benefits of the award-winning Fair Food Program to thousands of >> Read More
Social media chatter surges around the March for Rights, Respect and Fair Food!

Social media chatter surges around the March for Rights, Respect and Fair Food!

Facebook, Twitter, and the blogosphere alive with messages from marchers, well wishers as the final touches are put on preparations (including the 8-ft. tall statue, right, that will accompany marchers every step of the way)! Cheryl Queen is an executive with Compass Group, the country's largest foodservice company and one of eleven multi-billion dollar food industry leaders that has signed on to >> Read More
Compass Group, CIW announce agreement!

Compass Group, CIW announce agreement!

COMPASS GROUP AND THE COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS (CIW) ANNOUNCE SWEEPING CHANGES TO BENEFIT TOMATO HARVESTERS Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis Recognizes Agreement for Fair Wages and Safeguards in Florida Fields WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 25, 2009) — Compass Group North America and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) are proud to announce a partnership that will improve the working >> Read More

CIW, Compass Group, East Coast announce “sweeping changes to benefit tomato harvesters” at press conference in DC!

There's no question that this is the greatest victory for farmworkers since Cesar Chavez in the 1970s." - Eric Schlosser, author of "Fast Food Nation" (Ft. Myers News-Press, "Tomato workers win new pay deal" 9/26/09) This is a huge victory." - Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis (remarks at announcement ceremony 9/25/09) [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="504"] Sec. of Labor Solis congratulates >> Read More