Infographic: GAP broiler standard commitments

While the pace has slowed down, companies continue to change their policies concerning the sourcing of broiler chickens, making pledges to source only slower-growing broiler breeds that are raised according to the Global Animal Partnership (GAP) standards, and in some cases, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) standards.

Jennifer Keller
Jennifer Keller

Companies continue to change their policies concerning the sourcing of broiler chickens, making pledges to source chicken that has been raised and processed in accordance with Global Animal Partnership (GAP) standards, and in some cases, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) standards.

Criteria called for in order to meet GAP standards include:

  • Using broiler breeds scientifically proven to have markedly improved welfare outcomes
  • Providing chickens with more space (maximum stocking density of 6 lbs./sq. ft.) and improved environments, including lighting, litter and enrichments

The trend of companies – representing the restaurant, meal kit, foodservice, food manufacturer/processor and hospitality industries – committing to follow those standards started in 2016, and more pledges to transition their broiler chicken supplies have continued. In most cases, the companies making pledges have promised to transition their broiler supply by 2024.

In recent months, commitments from U.S. companies have slowed down, but the movement toward joining the GAP movement has increased in Canada.

The infographic shown below lists the companies that as of the first week of 2020 adopted policies to transition its broiler supply. The infographic will continue to be updated, should more companies make similar commitments.

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GAP partner manufacturers and processors

The updated infographic shown above only lists the foodservice, meal kit restaurant, hospitality, food manufacturers, distributors and grocery retailers. It does not include poultry producers, processors or further processors who have agreed to be GAP partners or convert at least a portion of their chicken and turkey product production to align with GAP standards.

Those companies, according to the GAP website and their own websites, include:

  • Wayne Farms
  • 3 Little Pigs LLC
  • Allen Harim
  • Bay Valley Foods
  • Bell & Evans
  • Emmaus Foods
  • Filet of Chicken
  • FreeBird
  • Happy N’ Healthy Pet Products
  • Isernio’s Sausage Company
  • Miller Poultry
  • Joyce Farms
  • Perdue Farms
  • Tarantino Gourmet Sausages
  • Applegate
  • Wellshire Farms
  • Nona Lim
  • Tribali Foods

Editor's note: This article and infographic have been updated since it was originally published on April 6, 2017. We plan to continue to update the article and infographic as new companies are added to the list.

 

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