Cara said its new cage-free transition would be complete by 2020. Earlier this week, the owner of Tim Hortons and Burger King said its supply chain would be completely cage-free by 2025.

A&W has said it wants cage-free, antibiotic free eggs by 2017. All of this is putting pressure on Canada's more than 1,000 egg farmers, who work in a supply-managed market. Big transition for farmers ...

Under the new code, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies expects that half of Canada's egg-laying hens will be in cage-free barns within eight years or live in larger cages.

For owner Rob Martens, egg farming is serious business: His 10,000 hens produce about 9,500 certified organic (and therefore free-range) eggs for Costco's Kirkland organic line each day.

Darren Vanstone, corporate engagement manager with World Animal Protection Canada, which launched the Choose Cage-Free campaign in 2012, says the relationship between chefs and farmers is a ...

CHICAGO/WINNIPEG, Sept 22 (Reuters) - This month's pledge by McDonald's Corp to phase out eggs laid by caged hens in its North American restaurants will increase competition for limited supplies ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Back when egg prices remained securely under $2 a dozen in 2021, Nevada joined several other states concerned about animal welfare in requiring cage-free eggs. Enjoy unlimited ...

McDonald’s Canada buys 120 million eggs a year — its U.S. parent, two billion — but until now only a tiny fraction were so-called cage-free eggs, which has been a vulnerability.

Fast-food companies have made similar announcements. McDonald’s Corp said in September that its 16,000 U.S. and Canadian restaurants will serve only eggs laid by cage-free chickens within 10 years ...

Nestle, the world's largest packaged foods company, said it aims to use only eggs from hens that live outside of cages, becoming the latest foodmaker to react to concerns about animal welfare. The ...