Not exact matches
It's easy to dismiss announcements about «
cage - free»
eggs as mere marketing stunts, but it will change
supply chains for the better
That is why we released the video and are calling on Eggland's Best to stop supporting blatant animal abuse in its
egg supply chain by committing to going 100 %
cage free.
The company is also exploring its international
supply chain to understand the feasibility to only use
cage - free
eggs.
Starbucks is committed to working with our
suppliers toward our goal to use 100 %
cage - free
eggs in company - operated stores by 2020.
Complying with UEP is significant as the government does not currently regulate the
cage - free label; and that means brands and
suppliers can call
eggs «
cage - free» even if they're not.
According to its new policy, Burger King Corp. will transition to 100 percent
cage - free
eggs for all U.S. locations within five years, and only purchase pork from
suppliers that have documented plans to end their use of gestation crates for breeding pigs.
Hundreds of university food services, including UCLA, the University of Florida, Harvard and Princeton, are also buying their
eggs from
cage - free
suppliers.
Harris Teeter has committed to sell nearly four times the amount of
cage - free
eggs as the grocery industry's national average, phase - in pork from
suppliers that don't use gestation crates to confine breeding pigs and dramatically increase the amount of poultry it sells from producers that use a less - inhumane slaughter system called «controlled - atmosphere killing.»
Arooga's relationship with Maple Leaf Foods marks one of many of the brand's shift to
suppliers who lead the industry in their standards for earth friendly production and utilization of all - natural ingredients, on the heels of recently announced partnerships with Impossible Foods, Owen's Craft Mixers, and Boardroom Spirits, as well as past ingredient transitions to no antibiotic ever chicken breasts,
cage free
eggs, all - natural soups, and USDA certified organic produce.
HSUS undercover investigators have exposed the suffering of hens in battery
cages on factory farms run by many of the nation's
egg companies, including Cal - Maine Foods, the largest U.S.
egg producer, Rose Acre and Rembrandt Foods, the second - and third - largest
egg producers, Kreider Farms and Costco
supplier Hillandale Farms.
Now, working with our
suppliers and The Humane Society of the United States, we are setting new commitments to help the
egg and pork industries eliminate
cages to demonstrate our responsibility to animal welfare and sustainable, ethical sourcing.»
We recognize that the elimination of battery
cages in
egg production has become an increasingly important issue in the communities we serve, so we're excited about our progress towards a
supply chain in which all of our
eggs are
cage - free
eggs.»
Dunkin' Donuts today announced that it will map its international
supply chain to understand the feasibility of transitioning to 100 percent
cage - free
eggs globally, and, based on this assessment, establish a global target with interim deliverables towards this goal.
As part of our commitment to ethical sourcing, and following our discussions with The Humane League, we have pledged that any
eggs used as a constituent ingredient in our
supply chain will be
cage - free and / or free range by 2019.
Walmart recently announced plans to switch its
supply chain to
cage - free
eggs after dozens of other companies have made the same commitment.
«By moving to 100 percent
cage - free
eggs we are not only delivering quality food, but acting responsibly when it comes to the welfare of animals in the food system,» said Mike Jones, Vice President,
Supply Chain, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd..
The effort builds on an initiative that first introduced
cage - free
eggs into its
supply chain in 2010.
All Waitrose
eggs are laid by free - range hens; none of our
eggs are
supplied through
caged or barn systems.
Hilton Worldwide announced today that it will begin to eliminate the use of
cages for
egg - laying chickens and gestation crates for breeding pigs in its global food
supply chain.
While there is still work to be done across the industry to increase
supply, we are committed to working with our partners toward sourcing 100 %
cage - free
eggs in the U.S. by 2020 and global markets by 2025.
«We will continue to work with our
suppliers until we achieve 100 %
cage - free shell
eggs in all domestic locations.
However, following reports that 13 Member States were unlikely to be compliant with the EU directive by 1 January 2012, meaning an estimated 50 million hens would still be housed in battery
cages, Defra announced that many retailers and major food
suppliers were putting in place «stringent traceability tests» to guarantee they will not
supply eggs produced from illegal conventional
cages or use them as ingredients in their own brand products.
HSI's unique approach to farm animal advocacy means we are not only calling for the improved treatment of animals, but actually working to make better welfare a reality by helping food companies and their
egg and meat
suppliers implement
cage - free
egg and crate - free pork policies.
«It is a growing segment in
egg production with major national food service providers and retailers announcing their intention to be fully
cage - free in their
supply chain within the next 10 years.
The group announced today that its members are committing to sourcing 100 % of their table
eggs from
cage - free
suppliers across their membership by 2025.
Even fast food chains and behemoth retailers like Walmart are falling in line with Canadian society's evolving demands on its food
suppliers: Walmart recently announced that «every cut of beef» it sells is 100 % Canadian AAA Angus, and Cara Foods, the owner of chain restaurants Harvey's, Swiss Chalet, Kelsey's and East Side Mario's, will switch to
cage - free
eggs for its entire
supply chain by 2036.