EFI Hires Karla Cook as Certification Manager

October 14, 2020 Equitable Food Initiative

Cook brings extensive industry experience with compliance programs, and her addition will expand EFI’s capacity to certify farms across the Americas.

Mastronardi Completes 5th EFI Certification

September 16, 2020 Mastronardi Produce

Mastronardi Produce (sold under the SUNSET® brand) has certified its fifth operation through Equitable Food Initiative. This certification marks a worthy milestone for Mastronardi, making it one of just a handful of companies to have certified five or more operations.

Misionero Becomes First Processing-Only Facility to be Equitable Food Initiative Certified in Salinas, CA

May 19, 2020 Misionero

To acquire the EFI certification, Misionero received the required leadership and skill development training, as well as an audit by a third-party certifying body. Misionero is currently partnering with its growing partners to bring the first EFI-labeled leafy greens into the marketplace.

EFI Celebrates Five Years of Workforce Development Support

EFI was first conceived in 2008, was incubated within Oxfam America during a development phase and incorporated as an independent nonprofit in 2015. It has since trained leadership teams on nearly 60 farming operations in North and Central America, improving working conditions for more than 36,000 farmworkers.