Small and large businesses came together at a recent press conference to show support for Washington ballot measure Initiative 522—the measure to give grocery shoppers more information about the groceries they are buying and eating.
Businesses in support of Yes on I-522, from left to right: Pete Knutson, Fisherman and Owner of Loki Fish Company; Joe Whinney, Founder and CEO, Theo Chocolate; Jerry Greenfield, Ben & Jerry’s Co-founder; Andrew Stout, Organic Farmer and Founder of Full Circle Farms; Errol Schweizer, Executive Global Grocery Coordinator, Whole Foods Markets; Trudy Bialic, Public Affairs Director, PCC Natural Markets
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder, Jerry Greenfield, was there to offer his support for I-522: “Sourcing ingredients, perfecting formulas and updating packaging are tasks food producers handle on a regular basis. So to those who say this can’t be done, that it’s too complicated, or too expensive – we whole-heartedly disagree. Ben & Jerry’s is proof. Supporting the I–522 initiative to label is doable at virtually no extra cost within the regular scope of business.”
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