Our commitment on cage-free eggs

A small number of our businesses purchase eggs. We had a Group commitment that all eggs purchased by our businesses would be cage free by 2025, with the exception of AB Mauri, which is targeting 100% cage-free egg sourcing across the Americas by 2030.

We have continued to make good progress in financial year 2026. Many of our businesses have reached 100% cage free. Excluding the Americas, our businesses collectively reached 83% cage free, up from 54% in 2025. Although this is an important achievement it falls short of our 100% target.

With the Americas included, 33% of eggs purchased across the Group were cage free in 2026, compared to 26% in 2025.

Our businesses will continue to work with suppliers, customers and industry partners to work towards full transition. While it is taking longer than we expected, we remain committed to reaching 100%.

We also remain committed to publishing annual updates to track progress and ensure transparency for stakeholders. All data quoted in this update relates to the regions where we purchased eggs in the reporting period 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026, meaning that additional progress that has been made by certain businesses since August is not captured here, but will be reported next year.

Europe Region

In the UK, 80% of eggs purchased were cage free in 2026, up from 56% in 2025. The balance of egg sourcing in the UK relates primarily to customer-specified or private-label products, where sourcing decisions are externally controlled and our ability to effect change is limited.

Our Grocery businesses sourced 100% cage-free eggs for all own-brand products throughout the year, while private-label products transitioned to cage-free eggs in September 2026, which is outside of this reporting period.

In the rest of Europe, all egg-purchasing businesses bought 100% cage-free eggs in 2026.

Asia Pacific Region

In Asia Pacific, 92% of eggs purchased were cage free in 2026 up from 50% in 2025. This progress was driven by Mauri ANZ and Tip Top Australia, which sourced 100% cage-free eggs in 2026. However, some businesses continued to face challenges securing sufficient cage-free supply due to availability constraints, which included avian influenza impacts and broader market shortages. As a result, while continuing to work closely with their suppliers, some businesses are now targeting full conversion to cage-free eggs by the end of 2026.

Americas Region

In 2026, 27% of eggs purchased in Latin America were cage free, up from 22% in 2025, and none were cage free in the US. AB Mauri, a significant purchaser in the region, targets 100% cage-free sourcing across the Americas by 2030. In Brazil, where the cage-free industry is less developed, AB Mauri is targeting 50% cage-free sourcing by 2028 and 100% by 2030. While we recognise that unforeseen events, such as avian flu outbreaks, may impact progress toward these long-term goals the business remains committed to working towards this target.

We remain committed to publishing annual updates to track progress and ensure transparency for stakeholders. All data quoted relates to the regions where we purchased eggs in the reporting period 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026.