Last November, we partnered with The Humane League of Philadelphia to begin talking directly to ARAMARK employees about the food service company's lack of animal welfare standards. ARAMARK headquarters is on a public sidewalk in downtown Philadelphia - so we found it easy to approach employees with our leaflets and ask if they wanted information.The news camera from ABC 6 Action News drew interest from both employees and passersby. Most employees were shocked or sickened to learn about the issue, even as they said that ARAMARK is a good company in general. Some weren't interested in learning more after seeing the sad picture of caged hens on the front of our leaflet, but none of the employees we spoke to argued that ARAMARK should continue to sell eggs from caged hens.
The reaction was so positive that we gave The Humane League more leaflets to hand out in the coming weeks. If you live in the Philadelphia area and can spend a morning at ARAMARK's headquarters, please contact the group, and sign up for our mailing list if you'd like to receive updates on this and other campaigns.