In Germany, HelloFresh is the only DAX-listed company that doesn't have a works council. How does a German company avoid codetermination? According to the firm's second-quarter report for 2022, it has reached an all-time quarterly high valuation of approximately €1.96 billion and has 8 million active customers. The company went public and joined the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (DAX) at the end of 2021. HelloFresh currently employs 21,000 workers worldwide, of which 1,300 work at the Berlin headquarters. A Berlin-based meal-kit delivery giantįounded in Berlin in 2011, HelloFresh sells meal-kit subscriptions to customers around the world and has become the largest meal-kit provider in the US.
In both cases, workers ultimately voted against unionizing. HelloFresh hired Kulture Consulting during this time, reportedly paying several consultants $3,500 (€3,495) per day. Workers in favor of unionizing complained about misinformation and retaliation coming from their managers. Union membership rates have been steadily declining across the US for the past 60 years. Last year, HelloFresh workers in the US attempted to form workers' unions at two warehouse locations, in California and Colorado respectively.
The company has denied these claims in a statement provided to DW saying, "we greatly value participation and co-determination in our workplace." Workers involved in the case say the meal-kit delivery service has spread misinformation and engaged in other union-busting tactics. HelloFresh employees in favor of starting a works council will take their case to Berlin's labor court on November 15.
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