Panera To Initiate Effort To Improve Welfare Of Broiler Chickens By 2024

(RTTNews) - Panera Bread (PNRA) announced its intention to initiate an industry-wide effort to improve the welfare of broiler chickens by 2024. The company also announced intention to align its broiler chicken policy with the Global Animal Partnership's Broiler Chicken Standard.

By 2024, Panera Bread plans to achieve: use new broiler breeds recognized as having higher welfare outcomes; provide birds more space (reduced stocking density); offer improved environments, including litter, lighting and enrichment; and ensure birds are rendered unconscious using multi-step controlled atmospheric stunning.