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TL;DR

• As of Q1 2026, 80% of major restaurant chain locations in the Philippines, including the country's three largest restaurant groups, have committed to sourcing only cage-free eggs, representing 47 brands and over 11,200 outlets nationwide. Note that prior to 2022, no Philippine-based company had a public CF egg policy commitment.
• 84% of major hotel group locations are also committed, up from just 20% in 2020—at which point every single committed hotel was an international chain.
• This shift happened in 4 years, driven almost entirely by targeted corporate engagement by Lever Foundation's locally-based Philippines team. 
• The country's largest egg producer has gone from 1% to around 10% of egg production being cage-free

"Nearly 80% of Philippine Restaurant Chain Locations Commit to Sourcing Cage-Free Eggs by 2035"—I don't know about you, but I was incredibly surprised when I heard this from my teammates. The Philippines is not a country where you'd typically expect this. It's a low-income country with price-sensitive consumers, limited regulatory pressure on animal welfare, and an egg industry that until recently had little commercial incentive to go cage-free (CF). Yet here we are.

The committed brands include the country's largest and most beloved fast food and cafe chains like Shakey's [...]

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Outline:

(00:15) TL;DR

(02:10) The Numbers

(04:20) The Market Side

(05:40) The Supply Side

(06:49) The Work Behind the Number

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First published:
July 3rd, 2026

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/KFxtrXLByPfWBtEmz/85-of-major-hotels-groups-and-80-of-restaurant-chains

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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