 A major food retailer outlines transparent steps for increasing its cage-free egg sourcing by lowering shelf price and promoting cage-free eggs. It also cites 17 U.S. states not allowing cage-free eggs to be purchased for the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) nutrition assistance program as a current barrier to sourcing 100% cage-free. Read more… Another food retailer updated its cage-free sourcing glide path and outlined plans to invest in sourcing agreements, pricing, promotions and merchandising to convert its supply to cage-free; expected in large part from its investment to bring the innovative Kipster Farms system from The Netherlands to the U.S. in addition to egg-laying hens, this system raises male birds for broiler chickens; addressing the difficult issue of male chick culling. Read more… Another major food retailer has reported its U.S. cage-free egg sourcing as steadily increasing to its current 97% and nearly 80% globally. Read more…
Ten major restaurant and hotel chains committing to serve cage-free eggs. Read more… Contact us for an animal welfare landscape competitive analysis at [email protected]. Learn more at www.SustSolutions.com. Comments are closed.
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