Wendy's Global Village
Today, as is dangerously routine for me, I went to Wendy's for lunch/brunch. As I waited in line to order, I noticed an odd disclaimer by the tills. It read something like this, "Notice: Recent hurricanes in Florida and Guatemala have severely affected the quality and availability of tomatoes. As a result, tomatoes will only be provided by request only." This notice sickened me. Sure I am sympathetic to those affected financially etc at the hands of this year's hurricanes, but that doesn't mean there aren't tomatoes available to buy. Doesn't this country still produce greenhouse tomatoes? Are we that globally dependent for our luxury foods? Maybe if I bought tomatoes of my own, I might be more aware of the issue, but I was quite sure that I could still buy tomatoes at my grocery store. Because of where I live, and with whom, I am made more aware of this kind of food issue. Should the tomatoes I eat have to come from that far away? Maybe if I want to eat them in November they do, but local tomatoes are still available. Shouldn't that notice have also been at the ketchup dispenser? Since it wasn't, I wonder if Wendy's is less willing/capable of acquiring tomatoes than the Heinz corporation is.

   [ posted by William @ 4:15 PM ]