Update: Respond to Willy Street Co-op & Help Remove Sabra Hummus!
1% of Willy St Co-op members requested this by 12/02/24
Willy Street emailed all members on December 3 to announce a 14-day comment period ending December 16. Members can support the boycott by commenting at https://www.willystreet.coop/sabra. The boycott decision will then be made by Willy Street General Manager Anya Firszt and her staff.
Due to 1% of Owners requesting a boycott of Sabra Hummus, we’re holding a two-week comment period (ending 12/16/24), per our Boycott Policy.
Within the last 365 days, at least 337 Owners have called for Willy Street Co-op to remove Sabra Hummus from our shelves due to their ownership by PepsiCo and Strauss Group, which allegedly provides funding to Israeli military brigades. Responding to a letter from Willy Street Co-op, Sabra sent the two linked letters (response and about Sabra). On Nov. 22 it was reported that PepsiCo is buying out Strauss Group’s interest in Sabra; see a link to that story here.
We will take all Willy Street Co-op Owner feedback shared via the comment form below into account when we decide how to proceed. It will take us some time to review the feedback and to discuss it. We expect to announce our decision by 1/6/25, which is 21 days after the end of the comment period.
Comments by Owners who indicated that they would like to have their comments shared will be posted below. Comments that violate our Inclusive Environment Policy will not be shared.
Sabra is co-owned by the Strauss Group, an Israeli multinational known for its funding and support of Israeli military brigades notorious for human rights violations and war crimes.
Paper form from the owner resources area at one of the stores.
Make sure you include your Co-op membership number! Willy Street only accepts one form per member number, and your membership must be current with a recent purchase.
There are about 33,000 active member numbers (individuals or families), and the Co-op requires a 1% response or 337 member number comments by 6/11/25 to consider the issue.
Only the North store is currently stocking Sabra, but members using any store location can vote.
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