Company also updates progress on animal welfare commitments and establishes new commitment to purchase chicken raised without medically important antibiotics by 2023
ORLANDO, Fla., March 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) today announced an animal welfare policy that encourages higher welfare outcomes for farm animals in its supply chain. As part of the policy, Darden intends to form an external Animal Welfare Advisory Council that the Company will leverage to continually ensure its animal welfare program is based on best available science and industry-wide practices, including developments in outcomes measurement and reporting.
“After a thorough and thoughtful process, which included extensive benchmarking and input from a variety of stakeholders, we are adopting an Animal Welfare Policy to articulate Darden’s position and values around the treatment of animals in our supply chain,” said Susan Connelly, Senior Vice President of Communications and Corporate Affairs for Darden. “Today’s
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announcement builds on Darden’s Food Principles, which outline our commitment to our guests in the areas of sourcing, food safety, sustainability and animal welfare.”
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