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The Fair Food Program

Farmworkers in a field

Farmworkers harvesting tomatoes in Florida. Photo courtesy of Scott Robertson.

Fair Food Program is a unique farmworker- and consumer-driven initiative consisting of a:

  • Wage increase supported by a price premium paid by corporate purchasers of Florida tomatoes;
  • Human-rights-based Code of Conduct, applicable throughout the Florida tomato industry.

The price premium and the Code of Conduct, which were developed by tomato workers, growers, and corporate buyers, form the foundation for a new model of social accountability.  Learn more about the Fair Food Program here.

Currently 14 corporate buyers and members of the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange which represents 90% of the state’s tomato growers are participating in the Fair Food program.  Participating buyers are:

  • Fast-Food:  Yum! Brands (Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut), McDonald’s, Burger King, Subway, Chipotle Mexican Grill
  • Foodservice:  Compass Group, Aramark, Sodexo, Bon Appetit Management Company
  • Grocery:  Whole Foods Market, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Ahold USA, Fresh Market

 

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Why is the PC(USA) involved in the Campaign for Fair Food?  Because “God sends the church in the power of the Holy Spirit to share with Christ in establishing God’s just, peaceable, and loving rule in the world.”  (The Book of Order, W-7.4001) 

 
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