Noble Foods, actor Kelvin Fletcher partner on hen welfare

Structures for climbing and tires filled with dust are just a couple of the enrichment materials the egg producer provides its birds.

Emma Cottrell
November 8, 2024
Actor Kelvin Fletcher promotes the happy egg co. Playbook.
Actor Kelvin Fletcher promotes the happy egg co. Playbook.
Courtesy Noble Foods

To help spread the word about its animal welfare practices, the U.K.’s leading egg supplier Noble Foods is partnering with "Emmerdale" actor Kelvin Fletcher to promote the company’s new happy egg co. welfare Playbook.

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