Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — General Mills will use only cage-free eggs in its U.S. operations by 2025, it said on Tuesday, marking the first time the packaged food company has given a timeline for the switch. The maker of products including Betty Crocker cake mixes, Pillsbury baked goods and Cheerios cereal said in July it was working […] Read more
General Mills to use only cage-free eggs in U.S. by 2025
Taco Bell to switch to cage-free eggs after 2016, ahead of rivals
Reading Time: 2 minutes Los Angeles | Reuters — Taco Bell said on Monday its more than 6,000 U.S. fast-food restaurants would stop using eggs laid by caged hens by Jan. 1, 2017, years ahead of the deadlines set by its bigger rivals. The announcement came amid mounting pressure on Taco Bell to remove artificial ingredients, to source products […] Read more
Starbucks to switch to all cage-free eggs by 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Starbucks will switch to using only eggs laid by cage-free chickens at its North American locations within five years, the company told Reuters on Thursday. The company said it has been steadily working on making the switch since it began buying cage-free eggs in 2008. The pledge follows similar moves by […] Read more
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
