
Touch the Soil News #308
The number of announcements by food companies to source eggs only from cage-free laying hen farms is growing (we’re up to 37). Thanks to research by WattAgNet News, we were able to compile a list of food companies being influenced by science and public sentiment to source eggs from cage-free enterprises.
Pressure to end the practice of egg production using battery cages has reached national proportions. Over-cramped quarters leads to greater use of antibiotics to offset diseases endemic to weak and unhealthy birds.

See if you can find your favorite restaurant or food company on the list of cage-free announcements:
Arby’s
BJ’s Wholesale Club
Bob Evans
Burger King
California Pizza Kitchen
Campbell’s
Cara Foods
Caribou Coffee
Carl’s Jr.
Carnival Cruise Lines
ConAgra (worlds largest food conglomerate)
Denny’s
Dunkin Donuts
Einstein Bros. Bagels
General Mills
Groupo Bimbo
Hardee’s
Kellogg’s
Mondelez International
McDonald’s
Nestle
Norwegian Cruise Lines
Panera Bread
Peet’s Coffee
P.F. Chang’s
Qdoba Mexican Grill
Quiznos.
Royal Caribbean Cruises
Shake Shack
Sonic
Subway
Taco Bell
Taco John’s
Target
Tim Hortons
Wendy’s
White Castle
Not to be overlooked, however, is that most of these food service enterprises have placed full-transition target dates somewhere between 5 to 10 years into the future. They estimate it will take that long for hen-laying farms to buy the extra land, build new buildings and change the configurations in existing buildings to go all cage-free.