Press Releases

Mar 8, 2005

COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS, TACO BELL® REACH GROUNDBREAKING AGREEMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 8, 2005 Contact: Lucas Benitez,CIW/ 239-503-0133; Julia Perkins, CIW/239-986-0891; Laurie Schalow, Taco Bell Corp./949-863-3915 or onsite at 949-637-1153 COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS, TACO BELL ® REACH GROUNDBREAKING AGREEMENT CIW to end Taco Bell boycott; Taco Bell to pay penny-per-pound surcharge demanded by workers, will work with CIW to raise farm labor standards in supply chain, across industry as a whole March 8, 2005 (IMMOKALEE/LOUISVILLE) – In a precedent-setting move, fast-food industry leader Taco Bell Corp., a division of Yum!
Feb 24, 2005

Corporate Water Group Attacks Polaris Institute Over Bottled Water Report

For Immediate Release Date: February 24, 2005Contact: Tony Clarke: 613-746-8374/613-237-1717;[email protected] Mittal: 510-469-5228; [email protected] The International Water Bottle Association (IBWA) has launched an attack on the U.S. and Canada-based Polaris Institute, in response to its new report, Inside the Bottle, which dismantles water industry lies concerning the virtues of bottled water.