Seafood purveyor Wild Edibles has reached a tentative agreement to pay $340,000 to two dozen former and current workers who brought a labor campaign against the company. Most of the employees no longer work for the company.

The two-year battle resulted in Wild Edibles filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2007 after many of its restaurant clients stopped purchasing from the company.

A worker advocacy group, Brandworkers International, helped to spearhead the labor dispute, alleging that Wild Edibles violated wage and hour laws, including failing to pay workers over time wages.

“This settlement allows Wild Edibles to recover the business they lost,” said Daniel Gross, director of Brandworkers.

According to Brandworkers, the campaign against Wild Edibles convinced some 75 restaurants to sever their relationship with the purveyor, including restaurants owned by China Grill Management.

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