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The Royal Red Robin Burger is topped with a fried egg.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. restaurants in Upstate New York and elsewhere announced yesterday they will serve only cage-free eggs by the end of next year.
Such competitors as Burger King and Wendy’s earlier said they will incorporate animal welfare and environmental policies in egg purchasing.
Red Robin says it worked with the Humane Society of the United States to develop its cage-free policy. It also is working with pork suppliers to phase in gestation crate-free pork at company locations, according to the Humane Society.
The society has campaigned against confined living spaces for hens and animals, and has criticized restaurant operators for supporting the practice it considers cruel and inhumane.
“The Humane Society of the Untied States applauds Red Robin for joining the national movement away from cruel battery cages,” said Paul Shapiro, senior director of the Humane Society’s factory farming campaign.
Red Robin expects to have approximately one-third of all its eggs purchased from suppliers who do not use battery cages by next month, the company said.
“We recognize that the elimination of battery cages in egg production has become increasingly important in the communities we serve,” said Susan Lintonsmith, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Red Robin.
NOTES ON NAPKINS: The 6,600-unit Wendy’s chain this spring switched to cage-free eggs. ... The 32,000-unit McDonald’s chain said in May that it plans to work with animal welfare groups, academics and suppliers to study housing alternatives to hens, including cage-free setups. ... Go here to find the location of a Red Robin convenient to you.
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