Starwatch consumer: Burger King pressures suppliers

Burger King is telling suppliers it may stop buying tomatoes from southwestern Florida, where farm-workers have fought to get the hamburger chain to pay more for its produce, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers has tried for more than a year to get Burger King Corp. to join deals signed by rivals McDonald’s Corp. and Taco Bell owner Yum Brands Inc.

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