GLOBAL CAGE-FREE EGG USAGE

The Open Wing Alliance (OWA), which was founded in 2016 by The Humane League, recently announced that PepsiCo, the third-largest global manufacturer with a portfolio of 23 brands, is now accounting for its total global cage-free egg usage and is on track to source 100% cage-free eggs globally by 2025. PepsiCo”™s new transparency comes after a global campaign by the OWA and the publication of its Global Manufacturers Report, which called out PepsiCo for not reporting its global cage-free progress.

“Change is contagious and the decision by PepsiCo to meet our demand for global cage-free egg reporting has secured a victory for animal welfare and set a powerful example for other companies to follow,” said Jennie Hunter, global corporate campaigns manager at Open Wing Alliance. “Consumers today demand higher animal welfare standards and expect transparency from food companies”¦”

PepsiCo”™s updated commitment shows that in 2022, its cage-free egg procurement was approximately 50% of its total global egg spend, with the manufacturer purchasing exclusively cage-free eggs in the U.S. since 2020.

More than 2,400 companies, including 146 of the largest global corporations, have made cage-free egg commitments, and one-third of those companies are manufacturers.

For more information about The Open Wing Alliance, visit OpenWingAlliance.org.