ConAgra Targets 100 Percent Cage-Free Egg Supply By 2025
January 18 2016 - 5:05PM
Business Wire
ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) announced today that it
will work toward a supply of 100 percent cage-free eggs in its U.S.
operations by 2025.
“This decision is part of ConAgra’s ongoing commitment to the
humane and safe treatment of animals,” said Chris Stockwell, Senior
Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer, ConAgra Foods. “Since
2011, we have incorporated one million cage-free eggs into our
supply chain annually, and today’s announcement reflects the
culmination of our ongoing effort to explore cage-free as a viable
alternative to traditional egg supplies. We believe that not only
is this the right thing to do from an animal welfare perspective,
but it also allows us to satisfy growing consumer demand for
cage-free eggs.”
ConAgra’s Supplier Quality Program outlines specific
expectations for appropriate animal care, and the company continues
to expand and refine this program. In addition, the company
encourages all of its suppliers to purchase only from farms that
comply with industry guidelines, including those established by the
USDA and the Food Marketing Institute.
About ConAgra Foods
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG), is one of North America's
leading food companies, with brands in 99 percent of America’s
households. Consumers find Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters,
Hebrew National, Hunt’s, Marie Callender’s, Orville Redenbacher’s,
PAM, Peter Pan, Reddi-wip, Slim Jim, Snack Pack and many other
ConAgra Foods brands in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise and
club stores. ConAgra Foods also has a strong business-to-business
presence, supplying frozen potato and sweet potato products as well
as other vegetable, spice and grain products to a variety of
well-known restaurants, foodservice operators and commercial
customers. For more information, please visit us at
http://www.conagrafoods.com.
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