Tag: Emil Brolick

100 youth leaders from national food movement march on Wendy’s in Albuquerque, NM!

[hupso_hide][hupso title="100 youth leaders from national food movement march on @Wendys! " url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/07/100-youth-leaders-ric/"] Rooted in Community (RIC) makes Wendy's a stop on its annual Youth Summit march! [caption id="attachment_19866" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Gerardo Reyes of the CIW (left, in dark shirt) speaks to RIC members following last week's march on Wendy's.[/caption] Rooted in Community (RIC) is a national network of young >> Read More

You can run, but you can’t hide from Fair Food! Part II…

[hupso_hide][hupso title="#TomatoRabbis storm the castle!" url="https://ciw-online.org/"] Rabbinic delegation visits Wendy's Chairman Nelson Peltz at his Park Avenue office, demands answers on human rights and the Fair Food Program... Last week we brought you the story of a live TV interview that took a surprising turn when CNBC reporter Jane Wells decided to grill Wendy's CEO Emil Brolick on why the company continues to >> Read More
“Why not put your name by all the others?…”

“Why not put your name by all the others?…”

[hupso_hide][hupso title=".@CNBC, @JaneWells grills @Wendys CEO on refusal to commit to the #FairFoodProgram" url="https://ciw-online.org/"] Social Responsibility Live!  CNBC reporter grills Wendy's CEO on refusal to commit to the Fair Food Program during live interview after Twitter-verse demands answers... (jump ahead to the 2:58 mark to watch Question #4 on the Fair Food Program) There is no escape these days for Wendy's CEO Emil >> Read More

Ohio Media Round-up! Wendy’s takes a hit in hometown newspapers…

[hupso_hide][hupso title="Short title" url="the URL"] Ohio papers spotlight Fair Food demands at Wendy's shareholder meeting! They say the best things come in threes, and so to round out our coverage of Wendy's 2014 shareholder meeting -- following last week's exciting first-hand report from inside the meeting, and this week's open letters to Wendy's leadership from some of the country's most important religious leaders -- we bring you >> Read More

Wendy’s Frosty! CIW, allies have tough questions for Wendy’s execs at annual shareholder meeting, get cold shoulder…

[hupso_hide][hupso title="Wendys frosty! @CIW, alies bring tough questions at #shareholder meeting..." url="https://ciw-online.org"] Drama in Dublin... CIW to CEO Emil Brolick:  "Why would you deny your shareholders the opportunity for Wendy’s to be part of the premier program for corporate social responsibility in the nation?" Yesterday morning, the CIW and dozens of members of the amazing Ohio Fair Food joined Wendy's shareholders, >> Read More

Hundreds of Walk Free members call Wendy’s CEO Emil Brolick in wake of big Dublin march!

[hupso_hide][hupso title="100s of @WalkFree members call @Wendys CEO Emil Brolick in wake of action!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=18945"]   Callers demand farm labor justice from Wendy's CEO who helped get the Fair Food ball rolling back in 2005 at Taco Bell... Walk Free, the international anti-slavery organization that earlier this year raised over 400,000 emails to Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw calling on Publix >> Read More

Six score Ohioans for Fair Food — and over 156,000 signatures gathered by CIW ally Walk Free — seen, but not heard, at opening of “flagship” Wendy’s restaurant in Dublin!

[hupso_hide][hupso title="120 join @Wendys execs at opening of flagship store in #Ohio!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17600"] Transparency only in architectural plans for Wendy's executives at VIP opening ceremony... Transparency is, in most instances, a good thing.   The Fair Food Program is all about transparency.  Transparency in the supply chains of the food industry giants that sign Fair Food Agreements, so that human >> Read More

Raj Patel, Frances Moore Lappé, and 75+ more food movement leaders speak out against Wendy’s!

[hupso_hide][hupso title="A new logo isn't enough: 75+ #foodjustice leaders send message to @Wendys for Intl #HumanRights Day!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17582"] 75+ food justice leaders describe 21st century food to Wendy's for International Human Rights Day... The Fair Food Nation was certainly busy this past International Human Rights Day, December 10th.  Last week we reported on the rabbis with T'ruah honoring the  "Human >> Read More

Media round-up! News of Wendy’s Founder’s Week of Action from across the nation…

[hupso_hide][hupso title="MEDIA ROUND UP! @Wendys #FoundersWeekofAction generates press across nation..." url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17359"] It’s that time again!  For the past few weeks, articles have been piling up about the Wendy's campaign, but -- amidst all the beautiful photos and reports pouring in from across the country -- we haven't had a chance to share them.  And that can only mean one thing...  It's >> Read More
Get with the Program, Wendy’s!

Get with the Program, Wendy’s!

CIW's message, action at shareholder meeting strike a chord with national press... Scenes from a shareholders' meeting: As Wendy's CEO Emil Brolick wound up his presentation at last Thursday's annual meeting, just ahead of the highly-charged Q&A session, he unveiled an attractive powerpoint presentation centered around a graph that charted the course for the company's continued growth and success in the future. >> Read More