Will you stand in solidarity with palm oil workers? Join activists worldwide to demand an end to exploitation and abuse in PepsiCo's supply chains. #foodpolicy
DietID_TeamDietitians
8yr
I've met some Pepsi executives recently and was saddened by their lack of recognition of how they are doing way more harm than good. The response I got from one of them was - well I have 1.3 Bn customers globally. How else can I meet that demand. 😡
Gwendolyn
8yr
And I guess that's part of the issue- we used to do everything locally on a small scale because there was no other way. Not everything can be global and morals have disappeared. Sad. But RAN got Cargill to change their policies on conflict Palm in snack foods so I have faith Pepsi can be cracked too.
"New research shows that WIC program participants mostly redeem their benefits at large stores, but small, local operations are still an important resource." #foodpolicy#foodnews
"Despite evidence to the contrary, fast-food franchisees say wage hikes will affect their bottom line." These are small privately run businesses we are talking about. #policynews
DietID_TeamDietitians
this is such an important discussion, because a lot of 'small businesses' in America are actually franchises - where the independent business owner absorbs all risk. As someone who grew up in a...
annefood
So true, Rachna. Good to hear your comments on this.