″~85% of Major Hotels Groups and 80% of Restaurant Chains Locations in the Philippines Committed to Cage-Free Eggs” by Whitney Peng

TL;DR As of Q1 2026, 80% of major restaurant chain locations in the Philippines, including the country's three largest restaurant groups, have committed to sourcing only cage-free eggs, representing 47 brands and over 11,200 outlets nationwide. Note that prior to 2022, no Philippine-based company had a public CF egg policy commitment. 84% of major hotel group locations are also committed, up from just 20% in 2020—at which point every single committed hotel was an international chain. This shift happened in 4 years, driven almost entirely by targeted corporate engagement by Lever Foundation's locally-based Philippines team. The country's largest egg producer has gone from 1% to around 10% of egg production being cage-free "Nearly 80% of Philippine Restaurant Chain Locations Commit to Sourcing Cage-Free Eggs by 2035"—I don't know about you, but I was incredibly surprised when I heard this from my teammates. The Philippines is not a country where you'd typically expect this. It's a low-income country with price-sensitive consumers, limited regulatory pressure on animal welfare, and an egg industry that until recently had little commercial incentive to go cage-free (CF). Yet here we are. The committed brands include the country's largest and most beloved fast food and cafe chains like Shakey's [...] --- Outline: (00:15) TL;DR (02:10) The Numbers (04:20) The Market Side (05:40) The Supply Side (06:49) The Work Behind the Number --- First published: July 3rd, 2026 Source: --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO . --- Images from the article: Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts , or another podcast app.