The one place that Taco Bell thought it was safe was South Bend, Indiana. Not so. Notre Dame University has announced that it will not renew Taco Bell's contract because Taco Bell uses tomato suppliers that allegedly treat migrant workers unfairly and don't pay them adequately. According to Notre Dame, the issue was raised by Notre Dame students and Taco Bell did not provide an adequate explanation of their policy. The school's temrination of the Taco Bell contract will mean a loss of $50,000 that Taco Bell paid to sponsor sports events at the university. See these blog entries for other group activism against Taco Bell.
Posted by franchiselawblog at September 24, 2004 07:02 PM