Cinnabon, Aunt Anne’s, Jamba, Brioche Dorée and others to Ban Hen Cages Worldwide | Animal equality

Leading Food Corporation Brand Spotlight and Groupe Le Duff enact comprehensive global animal welfare policies committed to providing 100% cage-free eggs and egg products to all of their restaurant locations worldwide. These important commitments to improve hen welfare by corporations were made within just 17 days of the launch of publicity campaigns. made by Animal Equality and 80 major animal welfare organizations of the global alliance, Open Wing Alliance. These new policies are set to benefit hens in the global supply chains of Focus Brands and Groupe Le Duff.

Brand Spotlight—A leading developer of omnichannel foodservice brands globally — including Cinnabon, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Carvel, McAlister’s Deli, Moe’s Southwest Grill and Schlotzsky’s — operating in more than 6,000 locations in more than 60 countries. The group has made a cage-free commitment for all of its brands and locations globally, agreeing to transition away from battery cages in the US and Canada by 2026 and globally by 2028.

Groupe Le Duff—A French corporation with more than 1,300 locations around the world — owns a number of restaurants and agribusiness brands including French bakery, Brioche Dorée. Groupe Le Duff makes a cage-free commitment to all of its brands and locations globally, agreeing to transition away from battery cages by 2025. Groupe Le Duff has agreed to provide an annual progress report to ensure its deadlines are met.

Activists from 80 influential animal welfare organizations in 63 countries joined forces to demand better from Focus Brands and Groupe Le Duff on behalf of our customers and the hens who are suffering every day in our supply chain. Thousands of supporters around the world have joined this effort by taking hundreds of thousands of digital actions urging companies to operate without integration.

Why go without a cage?

In the majority of egg farms, hens are kept in cramped, dirty cages with six to ten other birds in each one — with the space of an iPad for each. The cages are so small and crowded that they cannot engage in their natural or instinctive behaviors. Often, their bodies get stuck in cages, leading to broken bones or fractures, deformities, and severe hair loss. Some hens, too exhausted or unable to move, are eventually trampled to death by their cage mates. Eliminating the cage system significantly improves the health of the hens used for egg retrieval. While more work remains to be done to make lasting changes to their quality of life, it is an important first step for animals trapped in the food industry. .

As consumer demand In order for cage-free eggs to continue to grow, global companies and industry leaders like Focus Brands have been abandoning cages around the world. More than 100 other global commitments to end the use of battery cages have been made by some companies In the world, including Burger King, Dunkin’, Krispy Kreme, Unilever, Nestlé, Aldi, InterContinental Hotels, Sodexo, Kraft Heinz, Compass Group, Shake Shack, Famous Brands, Costa Coffee and Barilla.

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