McDonald's UK

McDonald's restaurants in the UK switched to using free range eggs in 1998 and now their entire menu uses them - from sauces and muffins to the coating on chicken nuggets. In fact, they use over 90 million UK-sourced eggs a year across their breakfast menu alone, sourced from hundreds of farms, many of which are small, RSPCA Freedom Food monitored family-run businesses.

Improving animal welfare, caring for the environment and promoting the importance of biodiversity are recognised as being vitally important for a sustainable supply chain. "The challenge", says the giant company's agriculture assurance manager, Joy Clachan, "is finding practical solutions at producer level to deliver improvements in all areas.

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Joy Clachan McDonald's

We have worked hard to improve animal welfare. We have strong links with our suppliers and fully research where our products are coming from so I think it's great to get this kind of recognition for what we're achieving.

The GBA judges said:

"As consumers become increasingly aware of what they put on their fork, it is fantastic and reassuring to see eateries, be it large chains or small local pubs, actively listening to their customers and taking such huge steps forward for animal welfare."