The 2024 Eggsposé

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The 2024 Eggsposé

With less than a year left to fulfill their cage-free egg commitments, which major restaurants are failing to deliver?



AT-RISK BRANDS

Which brands risk losing customer trust in 2024?

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CAGE-FREE IN 2024

EGG PRODUCERS ARE REPORTING …

… that cage-free is the new conventional, and it’s a race to the top. In 2015, only 13% of egg-laying hens in the US lived outside of cages. In 2024, that figure tripled to 40.2%.

POLLS ARE REPORTING …

… that when given the opportunity, voters want cage-free to be the norm. Currently, 11 states have laws banning battery cages.

CONSUMER TRENDS ARE REPORTING …

that cage-free is here to stay. That ESG claims do affect spending. That most consumers care about transparency in animal protein.

INDUSTRY TRADES ARE REPORTING …

… that the companies behind these pledges should do the “responsible thing” and share cage-free transition updates.

MAJOR FOOD COMPANIES ARE REPORTING …

that going 100% cage-free ahead of their deadlines is possible, and the new plan is going cage-free globally.

EGGSPOSÉ LAGGARDS ARE REPORTING …

… record profits since the beginning of the pandemic. If a transition is doable, and costs aren’t prohibitive, where’s the progress?