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Two-page Fair Food Program ad shines in “Savory”, Ahold’s glossy food quarterly!

Posted on by Coalition of Immokalee Workers
[caption id="attachment_23241" align="aligncenter" width="600"] In the two-page Fair Food label ad in Ahold USA's quarterly food magazine, Savory, the text reads: "Now you can have an impact on how workers are treated in the fields. The Fair Food Program label guarantees that those who pick the fruits and vegetables your family enjoys are treated with dignity, provided with humane working >> Read More

The Fair Food label is in the produce aisle — and on the air — in stores now!

Posted on by CIW
[caption id="attachment_23073" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A Stop & Shop customer in Teaneck, NJ browses produce alongside a brand-new Fair Food Program point of sale display.  FFP posters and in-store radio ads are beginning to appear in Giant and Stop & Shop stores across the Northeast.[/caption]As fresh Florida tomatoes arrive on the shelves, a beautiful new Fair Food poster hits the aisles -- and >> Read More

Customer to Publix: “I don’t like Publix’s hardnosed position on farmworkers”…

Posted on by CIW
[caption id="attachment_22606" align="aligncenter" width="530"] Over the course of the past six years, Publix has received countless letters from Fair Food supporters, calling on Florida's hometown supermarket giant to join the Fair Food Program.[/caption] Tipping Point Encore: From Florida to New Jersey, consumers continue to applaud recent advances of Fair Food Program, decry failure of remaining corporate holdouts to get on board...Even >> Read More

Ahold agreement sparks major buzz in mainstream media, Twitter!

Posted on by CIW
 Take Part: "Buying ethical tomatoes just got a whole lot easier"...Wednesday's big announcement of the CIW's newest Fair Food agreement caused quite a stir in the media, mainstream and otherwise, as Ahold became the first mainline grocer to join the award-winning Fair Food Program.  From the Washington Post to Eva Longoria, everyone had something to say about the breakthrough agreement. >> Read More
BREAKING NEWS: “A Giant step forward for farmworkers!”… Ahold, parent company to Giant, Stop & Shop, and Peapod, joins Fair Food Program!

BREAKING NEWS: “A Giant step forward for farmworkers!”… Ahold, parent company to Giant, Stop & Shop, and Peapod, joins Fair Food Program!

Posted on by CIW
[hupso title="BREAKING NEWS: Ahold USA becomes first major US grocer to participate in acclaimed @FairFoodProgram!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/07/ahold-agreement/"][caption id="attachment_22339" align="aligncenter" width="619"] Gerardo Reyes Chavez of CIW (left) and Felis Andrade of Giant Food place a Fair Food sign next to tomatoes in Giant’s O Street store in Washington DC. Photo credit: Helena Coutinho[/caption]Ahold:  "The Fair Food Program is a time-tested leader in >> Read More

Letter to Stop & Shop from the Massachusetts Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice

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Jeff Enright, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, Stop & Shop Andrea Astrachan, Vice President of Consumer Affairs, Stop & Shop c/o Ahold USA 1385 Hancock Street Quincy, MA 02169 Dear Mr. Enright and Ms. Astrachan: Greetings, and blessings from the Massachusetts Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice. We request a meeting with you to discuss the measures Stop & Shop and >> Read More