Victory! Hardee's/CKE Restaurants Reporting Cage-Free Progress!
By Liz Fergus @ 2024-11-05T00:08 (+2)
Hello Fast!
Following a relentless 7-month cage-free accountability campaign led by The Humane League, Hardee's is now reporting its cage-free progress for all US locations! Additionally, parent company CKE Restaurants is reporting progress for Hardee's and Carl's Jr's international locations! Carl's Jr reported achieving 100% cage-free fulfillment in the US in July 2024. From CKE's animal welfare page:
We have committed to transitioning our egg supply to 100% cage-free eggs in our restaurants globally by the end of 2025.
We are pleased to report that in all domestic Carl’s Jr. restaurants we have met our commitment and are 100% cage free. As of September 2024, all domestic Hardee’s locations, more than 40% of our egg volume is cage-free and for all international Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s locations, 5% of our total egg volume is cage-free.
Hardee's and Carl's Jr together operate approximately 3800 locations in 44 US states and 35 international markets. We estimate this will impact more than 1.37 million hens. Thank you to everyone advocating on behalf of animals, and extra thanks to all who have supported our efforts and taken action to hold CKE, Hardee's, and Carl's Jr accountable!
Timeline: The Humane League has been conducting corporate outreach to CKE for several years; our accountability campaign launched in April 2024 following the publication of our 2024 Cage-Free Eggsposé Report.
Who: The Humane League
Successful tactics: A Week of Action in CKE's hometown of Franklin, TN, including protests at CKE's headquarters. This generated local media coverage and elicited an unprecedented public response from Hardee's on this issue. Other tactics included executive websites, mobile billboards, newspaper ads, digital ads, and overwhelming supporter actions.
Follow-up: We will continue holding CKE accountable via corporate outreach and public reports until it achieves 100% cage-free egg sourcing for all locations.