For several months, we have been conducting an investigation of the shrimp company, Choice Canning. We understand that Choice Canning has supplied shrimp to Metro under Metro’s own brand ‘Irresistibiles’. Part of that investigation has involved an ongoing conversation with a former Choice Canning employee who managed a plant for the company in Andhra Pradesh, India. We began talking while they were still on staff with Choice Canning and we have continued the dialogue since they stepped down from their position with the company. This person has filed a whistleblower complaint to U.S. federal au…

Thank you for raising the concern. We will investigate the situation regarding Choice Canning.

As previously indicated, METRO requires its suppliers to respect workers rights as outlined in our Supplier Code of conduct for responsible procurement (SCoC), which is part of our business agreement with them. We assess suppliers’ adherence to our SCoC through our partnership with Supplyshift, a cloud-based platform supported by a team of ESG experts.

METRO knows that the fishing and aquaculture industries face challenges that…