CANTON, Mass., and WASHINGTON, Dec. 7,
2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunkin' Donuts, with The Humane
Society of the United States, today announced a commitment to
source 100 percent cage-free eggs for eggs used in its U.S. menu by
2025. Earlier this year, the company announced its intent to source
10 percent of the eggs for U.S. breakfast sandwiches from cage-free
sources by December 31, 2016.
According to The HSUS, Dunkin' Donuts' switch to 100 percent
cage-free eggs will benefit approximately 1.4 million egg laying
hens annually.
"We have a responsibility to ensure the humane treatment of
animals, an issue we know is also important to both our franchisee
community and our loyal guests," said Christine Riley Miller, Senior Director of
Corporate Social Responsibility for Dunkin' Brands. "We are proud
to continue our efforts towards sustainable sourcing, and are
committed to our partnership with the Humane Society of
the United States to help the egg
industry eliminate the use of cages in our supply chain."
According to Josh Balk, senior
food policy director of The HSUS, "We're pleased to see Dunkin'
Donuts exhibiting dedication to improving the lives of farm
animals, and we applaud its decision to switch to exclusively using
cage-free eggs. We look forward to continuing to work with the
brand to achieve our mutual animal welfare goals."
Additionally, the company has pledged to map its international
supply chain to determine the feasibility of transitioning to 100
percent cage-free eggs on a global basis.
Dunkin' Brands' updated animal welfare policy can be found at
http://www.dunkinbrands.com/responsibility/policies-and-statements.
The company's 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Report,
Broadening Our Horizons, can be read or downloaded here:
http://dun.kn/CSR2014Report.
About Dunkin' Donuts
Founded in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts is America's favorite all-day,
everyday stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin' Donuts is a
market leader in the hot regular/decaf/flavored coffee, iced
coffee, donut, bagel and muffin categories. Dunkin' Donuts has
earned the No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee
category by Brand Keys for nine
years running. The company has more than 11,500 restaurants in 40
countries worldwide. Based in Canton,
Mass., Dunkin' Donuts is part of the Dunkin' Brands Group,
Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) family of companies. For more information,
visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.
About The Humane Society of the
United States
The Humane Society of the
United States is the nation's largest animal
protection organization, rated most effective by our peers.
For 60 years, we have celebrated the protection of all animals and
confronted all forms of cruelty. We are the nation's largest
provider of hands-on services for animals, caring for more than
100,000 animals each year, and we prevent cruelty to millions more
through our advocacy campaigns. Read more about our 60 years of
transformational change for animals, and visit us at
humanesociety.org.
Contact:
Lindsay Cronin
Dunkin' Brands
781-737-5200
Lindsay.Cronin@dunkinbrands.com
Anna West
The Humane Society of the United States
240-751-2669
awest@humanesociety.org
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