TIME-TESTED STRATEGY STRENGTHENS SUPPLIER DIVERSITY Recognizing that businesses owned by entrepreneurs who are Black and Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC), women, and LGBTQ+ have long been disadvantaged by structural inequity in our society, Bon Appétit Management Company (BAMCO) leadership leveraged the company’s purchasing power to meaningfully support these businesses and their owners. For more than 20 years, Bon Appétit Management Company (BAMCO) has been committed to sourcing 20% of its ingredients from local farmers, ranchers and food artisans within 150 miles of cafes through its pioneering Farm to Fork program.
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