{"id":554,"date":"2006-09-30T10:36:10","date_gmt":"2006-09-30T15:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ietransfer.wpengine.com\/2006\/09\/30\/ben-jerry%e2%80%99s-to-become-first-major-national-food-manufacturer-to-transition-all-products-to-certified-humane-cage-free-eggs\/"},"modified":"2006-09-30T10:36:10","modified_gmt":"2006-09-30T15:36:10","slug":"ben-jerrys-to-become-first-major-national-food-manufacturer-to-transition-all-products-to-certified-humane-cage-free-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/articles\/ben-jerrys-to-become-first-major-national-food-manufacturer-to-transition-all-products-to-certified-humane-cage-free-eggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben & Jerry\u2019s To Become First Major National Food Manufacturer To Transition All Products To ‘Certified-Humane’ Cage-Free Eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ben & Jerry\u2019s<\/a> announced today that the company is making a total transition to egg suppliers who use \u201cCertified-Humane,\u201d<\/a> cage-free methods to raise their egg-laying hens. Ben & Jerry\u2019s is the first national food manufacturer to move towards a total transition of its products to "Certified-Humane" cage-free eggs. This move is consistent with Ben & Jerry\u2019s mission and values.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince we are the first national food manufacturer to make this transition, it has taken us more time than we expected to line up the significant supply of \u201cCertified-Humane\u201d cage-free eggs we require and to work out all of the logistics involved for our needs,\u201d said Walt Freese, Ben & Jerry\u2019s CEO. \u201cI speak for all of us at Ben & Jerry\u2019s to say how pleased we are to announce this transition,\u201d Freese said.<\/p>\n

Due to the significant investment necessary for Ben & Jerry\u2019s to make this transition, it will be phased in over a four year period, at which time all of the company\u2019s products which use eggs will use only \u201cCertified-Humane\u201d cage-free eggs. The cage-free transition comes at a time when Ben & Jerry\u2019s is already invested in a number of efforts centered around environmental, social and economic justice, including: an ongoing program to address global warming; a PartnerShop program that creates new opportunities for at-risk youth in Ben & Jerry\u2019s scoop shops owned by non-profits; the investment in a dairy supply free of the bovine growth hormone rBGH; expanding its Fair Trade sourcing program to support developing communities globally and conducting a national campaign to change Federal budget priorities to address basic human needs.<\/p>\n

Visit Ben and Jerry’s<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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