Fight Big Ag’s control of our food system: Tell Aramark to buy from local, organic farmers!

Behind Aramark’s slick marketing lies a truth of low wages, lost family farms, growing disease, and climate destruction. It’s lining the pockets of Big Food corporations by purchasing their factory-farmed meat.

Aramark could help create a healthy and just food system by buying and distributing organic, local food from family farms and farmers of color. Already, more than 90,000 environmentalists like you have signed this petition -- but we need your help to reach our goal.

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To whom it may concern:

As an advocate for the environment and social justice, I am writing to express my support for the Real Meals Campaign to create a more just and sustainable food system.
 
It is unacceptable to me that the vast majority of the food your company serves comes from corporations that exploit workers, harm our environment, and produce unhealthy food. Foodservice companies should be an active force for good working conditions, environmental sustainability, and racial justice.
 
Instead of siding with Big Food companies, foodservice management companies should support small producers, minority farmers, and sustainable suppliers. I respectfully request that you reorient your business model away from one that relies on exclusive contracts with Big Food vendors and towards one that supports Real Meals.

As a first step, I ask that you do the following on college campuses across the country:
-       Purchase at least 25% of your food from sources that are local & community based, fair, ecologically sound, and humane;
-       Invest in racial justice and equity by expanding purchasing from disenfranchised farmers, fishers and ranchers and by investing in infrastructure to support them; and
-       Reduce your carbon emissions and factory-farmed meat, poultry, and cheese purchases by 25%.
 
Once again, I strongly support these reforms to create a more just, transparent, and sustainable food system.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,
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Fight Big Ag’s control of our food system: Tell Aramark to buy from local, organic farmers​!

Fight Big Ag’s control of our food system: Tell Aramark to buy from local, organic farmers!