Hospitality giants recognised in RSPCA cage-free eggs campaign
The RSPCA has launched a nationwide campaign congratulating Australia's biggest hospitality brands for responding to their customers and making the switch to cage-free eggs.
The ‘Cage Free and Proud’ campaign showcases some of Australia’s biggest and best-known brands including McDonald’s, Subway, Grill'd Healthy Burgers, Nando's, Harris Farm Markets, Arnott’s and IKEA, recognising them for acting on consumer concerns and stopping sourcing eggs from battery cages.
“The food services industry is absolutely the next frontier in the effort to rid Australia of battery cages,” said RSPCA Australia Humane Food Manager Hope Bertram.
“The past five years has seen a significant shift in consumer buying behaviour, with cage-free eggs now leading the market share in the supermarket. However, there are still more than 10 million hens whose entire lives are spent in a barren wire cage, with space around the size of an iPad.
“The majority of those cage eggs aren't going into household fridges; they are going into food services, such as cafes, restaurants and catering companies as well as food manufacturing.
“Australians have voted with their wallets when it comes to buying cage-free cartons at the supermarket, and they want cage-free when dining out and buying premade and pre-packaged food too.”
For more information on the campaign visit rspca.org.au/cagefreeproud.
Sheridan Randall, 21st September 2018
