The idea of a 'worst of' list was floated when this group first began. The are currently four 'worst of' categories - see the group billboard. I chose these myself, but you can open up a vote on any of them at any time, or suggest new categories. I would like to add a fifth - food companies. I would have added this myself but I couldn't see any one company that stood out. Voting is open already, but you can nominate more companies at any time. The poll will not have an official end date. I will just update the 'winner' on the billboard as necessary. You can change your vote at any time too.

Vote counting will be based on Instant Runoff Voting. Please rank all companies from worst to 'least deserving of a boycott.' You can leave out companies you know nothing about.

Nominations are only open for companies that sell food for human consumption (ie not food types or pet food). Start a separate thread for bagging the company and post a link here, but check if a thread already exists for the company before starting a new one. This thread is only for voting related stuff.

The current nominees are:

• Coca-Cola
• KFC
• McDonalds
• Nestle
• Red Lobster
• Selfridges
• Tyson Chicken

More info on each company:

Food: Coca-Cola, Coles (Myer), Delta-cafes, Gorton's of Gloucester/Nissui, Heinz, Intermarches, KFC 2, lollies (candy) at the checkout, McDonalds 2 3 4 5, Nestle, Safeway, seafood 2, see also Canada, seals, fur Shrimp (prawns) 2, honduras shrimp, Whale, Woolworths, food suppliments

Animal Welfare: Benneton, Australian wool 2 3, horses 2 3, Iams pet food/Proctor & Gamble 2, Tyson Chicken, see also China, Kelly Osbourne, Bank of America, Canada: Canadian seafood 2 3 4, Selfridges, Red Lobster, Foie Gras, Fur 2, see also China

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We also have a thread for voting on the worst company ever, but it is too disorganised at the moment:

http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=3637&pst=130755&archival=

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Anyway, my list is as follows:

1. Coca-Cola
2. Nestle
3. McDonalds
4. KFC
5. Red Lobster
6. Selfridges
7. Tyson Chicken

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use the 'ordered list' tool to get the nice formatting:

1. Nestle
2. McDonalds
3. Selfridges
4. KFC
5. Coca-Cola
6. Red Lobster
7. Tyson Chicken

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1. McDonald's
2. KFC 
3. Nestle
4. Coca-Cola 
5. Tyson Chicken 
6. Selfridges
7. Red Lobster

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I have just now come across this thread and if we are still taking votes, here is mine.

 McDonalds

 Coca-Cola

 KFC

 Nestle

The are the only companies I have experience with and I boycott them and all their products.  If and when we come up with a concensus and the top worst three pehaps we can start a thread listing all the holdings of the top three.

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That makes McDonald's the 'winner.' I'll update the group home page.

First preference votes: Maccas and Tyson 2, Coke, Nestle and KFC: 1.

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I agree with scb as my main concern is where the foods originate.  So my vote for worst food company would be Monsanto.

Around 70% of all GMO crops come from Monsanto technology, they own about a dozen subsidiary companies supplying a variety of GMO seeds.  They produce the Roundup ready GMO seed line for corn, soybeans and cotton as well as Roundup herbicide.  They produce PCB's, Agent Orange and the notorious rBGH (recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone).

Something like 80% of all processed foods containing corn, soybeans or wheat (including corn oil, high fructose corn syrup, soybean oil, etc.) are from GMO crops and that includes almost all soda and juice flavored drinks that contain high fructose corn syrup.

A Monsanto subsidiary, Agracetus, is developing GMO pharmaceutical crops.

Unless you're eating ALL organic foods and never eat at a restaurant, chances are that a good portion of the foods you eat originate in some fashion with Monsanto's GMO frankenfoods.

Purchase bio-regionally and support your local farmer.

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I don't think it would hurt to add extra nominations as we go.

Solrey's vote:

Monsanto
Maccas
KFC
Coke

Just put it in that format for you so it doesn't get missed the next time I count the votes.

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Tyson chicken

KFC

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The worst "food companies" are not the retailers but more the heavily subsidized mega suppliers of corn, soy, and meat.

1) Monsatano--I mean, Monsanto, for coming very close to a global corn monopoly via patented GM seeds.

2,3,4) Cargill, Archer Daniels Midland, ConAgra

5,6) Tyson, Perdue

7) Nestle (worst offender in mined & bottled water)

8,9,10 etc.) Other retailers like McDonald's who purchase from 1-7.

It's super depressing to even consider how dangerous and unsustainable food has become. 

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