By 2025, the international German bread company has committed to sourcing only cage-free eggs and egg components throughout its entire worldwide supply chain.
Dr. Oetker, which began as a little pharmacy founded by Dr. August Oetker in 1891, has expanded into a powerful force in the food business, generating over $8 billion in yearly sales in the baking sector. The company also manufactures a wide range of goods for the frozen pizza, dessert, muesli, and beverage markets.
In 40 countries, including Malaysia, South Korea, India, and Australia, the corporation manages 45 brands.
Putting Responsible Sourcing First
According to the company’s mission statement, it is its goal to “reduce the ecological and social consequences of factory farming [by] working to improve husbandry, catching, slaughtering, and transport for the products we source.”
How do we assure that the one world we share will be able to sustain us all? With our Sustainability Charter, we at Dr. Oetker have made the decision to go forward significantly. For the sake of our world and all those whose lives we touch via our deeds. For the consumers who purchase and value our goods. For those who work with them as well. – Dr. Albert Christmann, chairman of the Dr. Oetker Executive Board and general partner of Dr. August Oetker KG, the holding company for the Oetker Group.
The business, which is located in Bielefeld, modified its statement to read, “In Europe, this is already exclusively the case, and at present 98.5% internationally.”
“We have made this a clear requirement in our requirements, and consequently, in the supplier contracts, for the products we specify. We provide transition periods in compliance with current supply contracts for a maximum of three years for recently acquired businesses.
A rising number of food firms, including Associated British Foods, Bakkavor, Unilever, Nestle, Mondelez, and Danone, have made the commitment to solely use cage-free eggs. Dr. Oetker is the latest to do so. The most important strategy to ensure the well-being of hens is for people to cut back or completely eliminate eggs from their meals.
Kristy Tuxford, corporate engagement manager for the Lever Foundation, stated “We congratulate Dr. Oetker on its expanded global cage-free egg policy, which will spare egg-laying hens around the world from intense cage confinement.” The NGO works with businesses to assist them update their protein procurement for a more compassionate, safe, and sustainable supply chain. Its staff members are spread out across Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America.
“This expanded global pledge demonstrates Dr. Oetker’s commitment to putting responsible sourcing practices first while improving the quality of its products for its customers,” says the company.