So I've read up on a couple of different things about this place that CNY loves so much (and I admit, I'm quite partial myself). Seems that Wegman's is quite the class act. Have a look here https://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&krypto=G2fxk6p%2BKn%2BeE9bnEUF7GRJdnChDC8uNd8tSQ4l%2B5riGF6IVCI32He54hrMyRvpQ&ddkey=https:EventsMainView#believe
to see a few of the things they've done. Quite interesting. notably, they have been on the list of the best companies to work for since said list began in 1998. They seem to be, quite simply, a superior institution, both as a place to shop and a place to work. They offer a wide array of foods (anyone who's ever been in one knows this), and of special interest, an extensive international foods section. This is excellent, because I'm quite a fan of the McVitie's digest
ive biscuit, which is of scarce supply outside the UK. Note the biscuit depicted at right. It's superb, but I digress.
ive biscuit, which is of scarce supply outside the UK. Note the biscuit depicted at right. It's superb, but I digress. Food, however, is not the extent of Wegman's class. They are quite a charitable organization, donating 4.5 million dollars to employees for scholarships every year, according to their website. You can see on LPGA.com that the chain sponsors a 72-hole women's golf tournament annually, beginning in 1977. the 1.8 million dollar purse went to Disabled Children of Monroe County in 2007. A look here www.sjfc.edu/pharmacy will show you that in January of 2005, Wegman's donated 5 million dollars to St. John Fisher College for the construction of a 37,000 square foot pharmacy building. These are among just a few of the ways Wegman's is reaching out to the community.
But with the good must come the bad. Although, it's not THAT bad. There have been a couple of food recalls, including one wegman's brand cat food recall on several of their different feline delights. Some vegan group at U of Rochester is starting a petition because of wegman's inhumane egg farm. See this site http://urveg.org/campaigns/wegmans/petition/ for a look. There's not much information, but if you're looking for a daily overload of bias, this would be a fabulous venue. I'll have to do more real research on this, but I'm certainly skeptical of what a vegan group has to say about cruelty to animals. That said, I know plenty of vegans and they are wonderful people, so don't hate me vegans. Thanks.
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I found that last website from the University of Rochester too and agree that it is very biased. If you got a chance to view my blog I just posted the images of the mutilated hen beak because it was the first thing that pulled my eye. This site poses some interesting arguments against Wegmans, however, as you said, it is coming from a group of people who have either voluntarily or due to health reasons chose to veer off the path of any kind of meat. However, I do believe that the arguments are definitely worth looking into further because they must have had a source, however minor.
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