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Sonic Corp. to source pork from gestation stall-free suppliers
Story Date: 6/19/2012
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Source: Tom Johnston, MEATINGPLACE, 6/18/12
Drive-in restaurant chain Sonic Corp. announced plans today to buy pork only from suppliers that don’t use sow gestation stalls, the Humane Society of the United States said in news release.
“Sonic is actively working to eliminate gestation crates from its pork supply chain, and intends to reach that goal no later than 2022, although is working toward 2017, the timeframe several large pork producers have set to be fully-transitioned to group housing,” Sonic states on the company’s website, according to HSUS. “Sonic will continue to favor suppliers that raise hogs in a gestation crate-free environment in addition to suppliers that can provide audit and tracking reports for sourcing crate-free pork.”
Sonic could not be reached for comment.
Sonic joins a growing movement of companies to announce similar plans. Since February, McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, Cracker Barrel and Denny’s have announced that they will eliminate gestation crates from their supply chains. So have Kroger and Safeway, the nation’s top two supermarket chains, and Compass Group, the world’s largest foodservice company, according to HSUS.
The shift also led Smithfield, Cargill and Hormel to pledge the eventual elimination of stall use. Meanwhile, eight U.S. states have passed laws to ban their use and four others have bills pending.
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