Nestle cans has announced its commitment to eliminate cages from its egg supply chain worldwide. This policy will be adopted in 189 countries, including Australia, and will improve the lives of tens of millions of hens.

The multinational food giant sells everything from cereal to baby food. This new policy to phase out cage eggs will affect Nestlé products in Australia that include Lean Cuisine, Nesquik and KitKat.

Animals Australia said the commitment was a major step toward sparing all hens from life in a cage across the global egg industry.

“We commend Nestlé’s ground-breaking animal welfare policy. As the largest food company in the world, this decision is a signal to the rest of the food industry that cage eggs don’t have a future,” said Jesse Marks, Animals Australia director of farmed animal advocacy.

“Australian consumers are concerned about the cruelty egg-laying hens suffer in cages, with a recent Roy Morgan poll showing that 67 per cent of Australians are more likely to support a company that has a policy not to use or sell cage eggs. This decision by Nestle cans demonstrates how leaders in the corporate sector can listen to their customers and respond.”