Food & Beverage

Yum Brands to transition to cage-free egg products by 2026

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September 9, 2021

Yum! Brands, parent company to KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill brands, has released a global policy to transition to 100% cage-free eggs and egg products in the majority of its locations by 2026, and globally by 2030.

The fast-food corporation also agreed to provide annual progress reporting to ensure transparency, according to a press release. The commitment is set to benefit millions of hens its global supply chain, and follows the largest public cage-free campaign to date, according to the Open Wing Alliance.

"We think this is the most impactful cage-free commitment of all time, since Yum! Brands is the world's largest restaurant company," Aaron Ross, vice president policy and strategy for The Human League, a founding member of The Open Wing Alliance, said in the release. "Consumers all around the world have been demanding better for animals, and companies like Yum! Brands are taking action."