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Today’s Special: Darden Restaurants to End Cages Globally
The world's largest full-service restaurant group is closing the gap between its US and Asian markets, with Darden Restaurants extending its cage-free commitment to international franchisees in Malaysia, the Philippines and beyond by 2027.
Lever’s Work Leads to Bakkavor Global Cage-Free Policy
The company quietly supplying fresh food to Tesco, Whole Foods and Pizza Hut across three continents is finally going cage-free globally by 2027, sparing an estimated 100,000 hens a year from lifelong cage confinement.
60% of Top QSR Chains to End Cage Confinement
In just one year, the share of the world's biggest restaurant chains committed to cage-free eggs jumped from 25% to 60%, with Lever Foundation driving 10 of those 14 commitments including Inspire Brands' five chains and nearly 9,000 locations worldwide.
Coffee Chains Are Gearing Up for a Cage-Free Future
From Dunkin' and Krispy Kreme to Caffè Nero and Costa Coffee, eight of the world's biggest coffee chains are going cage-free, proving that your morning cup now comes with a side of animal welfare.
Lever's ‘Firsts’ in Malaysia: Hatten Hotels and Oldtown White Coffee Say Goodbye to Cages
Lever Foundation scored two historic firsts in Malaysia, convincing Hatten Hotels to become the country's first hotel chain to go cage-free and pushing OldTown White Coffee's Dutch parent JDE Peet's to extend a sweeping animal welfare policy across 230+ outlets.
Hong Kong's Hotel Sector Says Goodbye to Caged Confinement
In just a few years, Lever Foundation helped triple Hong Kong's hotel sector cage-free commitments from 25% to 75%, with ten new hospitality groups including Dorsett, Swire Hotels and New World Development joining the pledge despite a pandemic.
MetroMart Becomes the First Filipino Retailer to Pledge to Sell Only Cage-Free Eggs
MetroMart is making history as the first retailer in the Philippines and the first online grocery platform in Asia to commit to selling only cage-free eggs, sending a powerful signal to the country's entire retail sector.
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.
