2023
SURVEY FINDINGS
ENHANCED TRANSPARENCY
162.5%
162.5% growth rate of companies reporting progress in Asia in 2023, compared to 2022
(from 8 to 21 companies).
6.25%
rise in participation this year as compared to the previous year.
Japan and Thailand have the highest number of evaluated companies at 46 and 47, respectively.
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Indonesia leads in regional progress reporting, with 17 companies sharing progress in Asia or nationally.
COMPANIES ARE PROGRESSING
2 companies from Indonesia —Mediterranea Restaurant by Chef Kamil and Pizza Express— successfully transitioned to 100% cage-free eggs, placed them in Tier A, along with 55 other companies, such as M&S, Hain Celestial Group, and Danone.
26.7% (12 out of 45) companies surveyed in 2022 improved their rankings this year to Tier B (Minor Food, Minor Hotels, Pizza Express, Compass Group, AutoGrill HMSHost, Hilton, Hyatt, ISS World, Radisson Hotel group, RBI, Unilever).
Fewer companies are in the lower-tier categories in 2023 compared to 2022: Tier C dropped from 54% to 47.7% (Grupo Bimbo, Kempinski, Mandarin Oriental, McCormick, Puratos), while Tier D decreased from 30% to 20% of the total companies reporting progress.
RESULTS PER TIERS
The progress reported on the survey was used to rank the companies into tiers ranging from A to D. It’s important to remember that Sinergia Animal does not conduct audits on the reported progress of companies. The figures mentioned here are based on the information provided by the respective companies.
A
TIER
56 companies in Asia or Asian countries have fully transitioned to sourcing 100% cage-free eggs. While most weren't surveyed this year due to having transitioned previously, we recognize their achievement. Mediterranea Restaurant by Chef Kamil and Pizza Express Indonesia transitioned this year.
B
TIER
20 companies have made a commitment with a clear timeline and have shared progress on the implementation of their cage-free policy in Asia or nationally. Progress can range from 0% to 99%.
C
TIER
31 companies have cage-free egg commitments and have shared some cage-free progress, but lack progress information regionally or nationally.
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*Starbucks’ cage-free commitment applies to company-operated stores only. In Asia, that only includes branches in Japan and China.
D
TIER
13 companies have cage-free commitments, but lack any form of reporting about their progress globally, regionally, or nationally.
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*Subway, at the time of this report, does not report progress and does not have a commitment for India, Indonesia, and Japan.
OTHER KEY DATA
The sector with the highest number of companies evaluated in this report was hotels, accounting for 31.8% of the cage-free commitments. Restaurants and manufacturers took the second and third positions, with 21.2% and 18.2% respectively. Cafes and bakeries are in the fourth position at 12.1%, followed by food service providers at 7.6%, retailers at 6.1%, and travel and tourism at 3%.
Manufacturer 18.2%
Food service provider 7.6%
Travel and tourism 3%
Retailer 6.1%
Hotels 31.8%
Cafe and Bakery 12.1%
Restaurants 21.2%
CHALLENGES
Some of the most frequent reasons mentioned regarding roadblocks that can prevent companies from switching to cage-free were:
Supply chain disruptions: Avian flu continues to impact egg sources and availability globally, affecting the availability of cage-free egg products in certain markets, including Japan and China. The COVID-19 pandemic has also been mentioned as having affected the supply chain, operations, and product availability.
Higher cost of cage-free eggs compared to battery cages ones, and unwillingness of consumers to pay the extra price.
Limited suppliers with cage-free certification.
Data Collecting and consolidating egg usage data from various partners operating in diverse geographic regions can pose challenges in calculating a global average for progress.
The increase of feedstock costs:
farmers have been reluctant to invest in new farms due to high uncertainty in the market.