Tag: Whole Foods

Strawberries! Get your Fair Food Program strawberries here!…

Fair Food Program strawberries set to hit select Whole Foods stores this week, carry FFP label on the clamshell...Whole Foods: "The Fair Food Program is the leading worker welfare success story in the U.S."The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Whole Foods Market, and Sunripe Certified Brands announced a groundbreaking initiative today, expanding the Fair Food Program into the strawberry industry and >> Read More

Fair Food Program label finds its first home at Whole Foods!

[hupso title=".@FairFoodProgram label finds first home at @WholeFoods!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/12/first-label/"] [caption id="attachment_20749" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A point-of-sale display singles out Fair Food Program tomatoes in a Southern Region Whole Foods produce aisle. The sign reads: "Whole Foods Market was the first US supermarket to join the Fair Food Program.  As a partner, we pay a Fair Food Premium on Florida tomatoes that >> Read More
’08: Top Five Stories | CIW

’08: Top Five Stories | CIW

January 6, 2009 2008: Five stories that defined a momentous year in the Campaign for Fair Food... Whether it was the year in national news -- from the election of the country's first African American president to the worst economic crash since the Great Depression -- or just the year in Fair Food -- from three stunning new victories in >> Read More
What They’re Saying about the Whole Foods Agreement

What They’re Saying about the Whole Foods Agreement

Whole Foods, CIW agree to "work in partnership to help improve wages and working conditions for Florida tomato pickers"!... Update #1: What they are saying about the Whole Foods agreement: The CIW's latest agreement has provoked a good deal of commentary around the country, from Congress to the Presbyterian Church. Here's a sampling of the sentiment: Eric Schlosser, author Fast-Food >> Read More
Press Release: Whole Foods Markets Signs Agreement with CIW

Press Release: Whole Foods Markets Signs Agreement with CIW

Contact:  libba.letton@wholefoods.com (512) 542-3031                                                                                   julia@ciw-online.org (239) 657-8311 Whole Foods Market Signs Agreement with the (CIW) to Support “Penny-per-Pound” Tomato Program in Florida Company Also Exploring Program to Help Guarantee Ethical Sourcing and Production in the U.S.  AUSTIN, TX (September 9, 2008) – Whole Foods Market, the world’s leading natural and organic foods supermarket and the (CIW), the Florida-based farm >> Read More