CHANGE IN ACTION
CHANGE
IN ACTION
New Policy Will Benefit Fish, Chickens, Pigs and Cows in JDE Peet’s Supply Chain
Coffee giant JDE Peet's is going beyond cage-free eggs to protect fish, chickens, pigs and cows across nearly 700 cafe locations worldwide, setting one of the most comprehensive farm animal welfare policies of any food company globally.
China's Zoo Group Pledges an End to Caged Eggs
Zoo Group is making history as the first domestic cafe chain in China to ditch caged eggs, joining Costa Coffee, Dunkin' and Krispy Kreme as Chinese consumers drive a surge in cage-free demand projected to hit 1.5 billion eggs annually by 2025.
Papa John's To Go Cage-Free Globally
Papa John's is going cage-free across all 5,400 locations in 45 countries by 2030, pushing the tally of the world's 25 largest QSR brands with global cage-free commitments to over half.
Lever’s Survey Reveals Chinese Consumers Prefer Cage-Free Eggs
A Lever China survey of Chinese consumers reveals that 90% believe hens deserve freedom of movement and 75% would actively choose brands committed to cage-free eggs, signaling a major shift in how China's food industry needs to respond.
China Launches First-Ever Cage-Free Standard
A Lever China survey of Chinese consumers reveals that 90% believe hens deserve freedom of movement and 75% would actively choose brands committed to cage-free eggs, signaling a major shift in how China's food industry needs to respond.
Dunkin’ Donuts Ditches Caged Eggs: Paves the Way for a More Humane Supply Chain
With 1,600 Asian locations across South Korea, China and Japan, Dunkin's new global cage-free commitment secured by Lever Foundation means millions of customers across Asia will soon be eating more humanely sourced eggs.
China’s Egg Producers See Alternatives to Cruel Cages
Just a year after having zero commercial-scale cage-free farms, China is seeing a remarkable shift as seven of its 20 largest egg producers now add or expand cage-free lines, driven largely by Lever Foundation's relentless industry engagement.
Lever Helps RBI Set Pledge to Eliminate Cages, Crates From Global Supply Chain
After years of persistent engagement, Lever Foundation helped Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeye's parent company RBI become the world's largest restaurant group to ban both battery cages and sow crates across all 27,000 locations globally.
Minor Food Group Makes Major Change
With 2,229 restaurants across 44 brands in 27 countries, Minor Food Group is now the largest Asia-based restaurant group to go cage-free globally, covering everything from The Coffee Club and The Pizza Company to Dairy Queen and Burger King franchises.
Lever and EU Parliament Members Urge EU Food Companies to End Cages Globally
Lever Foundation and 13 Members of the European Parliament are calling out global food companies for applying double standards, urging them to extend the same cage-free protections to their Asian and Middle Eastern supply chains that EU law already demands at home.
Lever Generates Landmark Animal Welfare Commitment from Costco
After years of pressure, Costco is finally going cage-free across its entire global supply chain including Asia, making it the largest retailer in the world to make such a commitment and already triggering supplier changes in mainland China.
Lever Launches Global Suppliers’ Lists to Speed Shift From Cages
Lever Foundation's first-of-its-kind cage-free supplier directories now cover 50 countries and over 1,600 suppliers across Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, removing one of the biggest barriers stopping food companies from ditching caged eggs globally.
Emptying Cages Across Asia – One Retailer At A Time
In just two years, Lever Foundation turned a single cage-free retail commitment in Asia into 21, winning historic firsts in mainland China, Japan, India, Malaysia and beyond, with commitments expected to spare over six million hens from cages every single day.
Pushing for Global Change: METRO Pledges to End Cages in 23 Countries
Lever Foundation pushed METRO Group, the world's second-largest cash and carry chain, to make a landmark pledge to go 100% cage-free across all 23 countries it operates in, marking the first such retail commitment in Japan, India, Pakistan and Kazakhstan.
Costa Coffee Removes Cages From Worldwide Menu
Costa Coffee, China's third largest cafe chain with nearly 500 locations and growing, is extending its cage-free commitment to all 31 countries it operates in by 2025, joining Caffè Nero, illy and Peet's in a global coffee industry cage-free shift.
Lever's Work with Tesco to End Cages in Malaysia and Thailand
Lever Foundation secured a historic double first for Southeast Asia, convincing Tesco to become the first retailer in both Malaysia and Thailand to commit to cage-free eggs, covering over 2,000 Lotus stores across both countries by 2028.
The Lever Effect: The Strategy Reshaping Asian Food Businesses
This is the story of how corporate decisions—multiplied across thousands of companies and millions of meals—are reshaping the future of food in Asia.
