Majority of companies reach 2025 cage-free goals: Open Wing Alliance

The Open Wing Alliance (OWA), a global coalition of 84 animal protection organizations in over 72 countries, releases the Fair and Fowl 2025 Cage-Free Egg Report. This annual report evaluates companies with global cage-free egg commitments across five sectors—hospitality, manufacturers, restaurants, foodservice, and retailers—distinguishing the ‘Early Birds’ that are honouring their promises from the ‘Bad Eggs’ that remain complicit in caging egg-laying hens.

The report highlights significant global progress in 2025, with 92 per cent of all corporate cage-free egg commitments with public deadlines of 2024 or earlier now fulfilled. With the vast majority of companies meeting their commitments and reporting transparently, the few that are falling behind stand out for failing to deliver the progress and accountability consumers increasingly expect.

This year marks a pivotal moment, with thousands of cage-free commitments due by the end of 2025. Cage-free has rapidly become the bare minimum industry standard—one of the most reasonable and widely adopted animal welfare improvements.

“The cage-free movement continues to gain global momentum, yet stark contrasts remain between companies honouring their commitments and those still stalling,” said Hannah Surowinski, senior associate director of global corporate relations at the Humane League. “Transparency is no longer optional—it’s the foundation of consumer trust. As more companies remove cages from their global egg supply chains, the few that don’t are becoming the outliers and risking serious reputational damage.”

The Fair and Fowl report spotlights the top-performing company in each sector and identifies the worst of the worst for hen welfare.

2025 Worst of the Worst

Identified as the worst in their sectors, these companies have made global cage-free commitments but have since failed to publicly report progress or provide transparency:

• Radisson Hotels (Hospitality)
• Puratos (Manufacturers)
• Alsea (Restaurants)
• Couche-Tard (Retailers)
• Newrest (Foodservice)

2025 Spotlight Leaders

Recognized for transparency and proactive leadership, these companies are leaders in their sectors, setting the pace for their industry peers:

• Capella Hotels and Resorts (Hospitality)
• Groupe Pasquier (Manufacturers)
• The Cheesecake Factory (Restaurants)
• Lagardère Travel Retail (Retailers)
• Compass Group (Foodservice)

To view the full Fair and Fowl Global Report, click here.