Harris Teeter will be target of local Smithfield protests
Opponents of Smithfield Packing plan to take their boycott of the company to Harris Teeter's doors at the end of March.
The Matthews-based grocer will be the target of a March 31 protest against products from Tar Heel-based Smithfield, which has been accused of abusing its workers and putting them in harm's way.
Protestors want Harris Teeter to stop carrying Smithfield's pork products. Thus far, one store - Jefferson Market and Restaurant in Ann Arbor, Mich. - has discontinued stocking Smithfield products in response to complaints from ministers, students and activists.
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HT dropped Smithfield six or eight weeks ago. Only Hormel is carried
Posted on February 27, 2007 5:31 PM
Hi Dale -
Smithfield products include Harris Teeter-brand bacon, which still appears to be available in local stores. The last statement I've seen from the company on this was in November, when the grocer basically said that it did not want to get in the middle of the battle between workers and their employer in Tar Heel.
I've put the question to Harris Teeter again and am waiting to hear back from them.
Posted on February 27, 2007 5:49 PM
An update on Dale's comment - Harris Teeter has not stopped carrying Smithfield products, according to an e-mail I received from the grocer's spokewoman this morning.
Posted on February 28, 2007 10:40 AM