User:MaryGaulke/sandbox/Taylor Farms requests

Hi! Taylor Farms is a client of my employer, Porter Novelli. A few edit requests for this article:

Lead
In infobox, update the number of employees to 22,000.

History

 * I think it would make sense for the "Food safety recalls" and "Teamsters Union protest" sections to be subsections of "History".
 * In "Teamsters Union protest", update
 * In 2016, protesters from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters gathered up in front of Chipotle restaurants to try to pressure them to recognize their supplier Taylor Farm so recognize the union and negotiate.
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 * In 2016, protesters from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters gathered in front of Chipotle restaurants to pressure Taylor Farms, a Chipotle supplier, to recognize the union representing workers at its Tracy, California, plant and negotiate.
 * (Just some light copy editing.)


 * Update beginning of "History" section from
 * Bruce Taylor followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather and became the third generation to work in the fresh produce business. He initially founded Fresh Express, which was acquired by Wahquita Brands.  In 1995, he and several partners then formed Taylor Farms, which partners with 100+ Salinas Valley farm operations.
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 * In 1995, Bruce Taylor and several partners founded Taylor Farms.


 * Add to end of "History" section:
 * In March 2017, the Taylor Farms Learning Center Taylor Farms, where the local Future Citizens Foundation offers programming, opened in Salinas. The company acquired San Juan Bautista-based Earthbound Farm from Danone in April 2019. The acquisition made Taylor Farms the largest producer of organic salad in the U.S.


 * In 2021, the company offered on-site vaccination clinics and cash incentives to encourage its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Taylor Farms acquired the Toronto operations of Sysco's speciality produce subsidiary FreshPoint in March 2021. Taylor Farms invested in Pure Green Farms, a controlled-environment agriculture startup in South Bend, Indiana, in August 2021. In October 2021, Taylor Farms CEO Bruce Taylor became chairman of the executive committee for the International Fresh Produce Association. That same month, the company hired Joe Pezzini, former CEO of Ocean Mist Farms, as senior director of agricultural operations.

Operations

 * Add to end of third paragraph:
 * The company's processing plant in Gonzales, California, is powered by a hybrid microgrid incorporating wind and solar power and cogeneration systems, installed in December 2016. As of October 2017, solar arrays helped power six of its facilities. Taylor Farms reported that it reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 94% year-over-year in 2018. In January 2020, the company announced that three of its facilities had received the U.S. Green Building Council Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE) platinum zero waste certification and achieved 90% energy independence. It was the first fresh food company to reach this milestone.


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 * It automates much of the drudgery work.
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 * The company uses robots to automate work harvesting and packing produce in order to improve food safety and supplement labor shortages. As part of this effort, Taylor Farms invested in the company Soft Robotics in 2016. Technology and automation also play a role in Taylor Farms' efforts to recruit younger workers.