Collaboration across the supply chain

Eataly’s achievement is the result of a journey undertaken over recent years together with its suppliers and farmers.

Francesco D'Auria, Fresh Food Category Manager at Eataly, commented:

Eataly has always placed product quality at the heart of its approach, with selection criteria that reward both supply chains and sensory quality. Without compromising on high quality, for this project we also looked at animals’ quality of life and the care and respect that can be provided throughout every stage. Achieving the BCC standards is tangible proof that quality can be viewed from many different perspectives, and that animal welfare must be one of them. Over the years, CIWF has guided us on this journey, recognising our combined restaurant and retail business as a unique model of its kind.

Bianca Furlotti, Head of Food Business at Compassion in Italy, added:

We are delighted to celebrate this important milestone achieved by Eataly and its suppliers. Their journey demonstrates that the Better Chicken Commitment is achievable through collaboration across different business teams and throughout the supply chain. This is a particularly significant achievement as it encompasses not only Eataly’s retail operations but also its restaurants, reflecting the company’s commitment to promoting higher animal welfare standards across its business.

*A small proportion (7%) of Eataly’s chicken supply, sourced from small-scale producers operating to high on-farm welfare standards, including organic or free-range systems, is exempt from the CAS stunning and third-party auditing requirements, while remaining fully compliant with the ECC on-farm criteria.

Eataly achieves compliance with BCC requirements