Edeka, Albert Schweitzer Foundation Agree on Poultry-Welfare Overhaul With 2027 and 2030 Targets
A five-point plan sets a retailer-wide move to higher husbandry tiers using slower-growing breeds with multi-stage CO2 stunning.
Overview
- The agreement focuses on Edeka’s private-label poultry and outlines phased implementation through 2027 and 2030.
- From the end of 2030, Edeka aims to offer only poultry from husbandry levels 3–5 for its own brands, subject to availability.
- Suppliers are to switch to slower-growing poultry breeds as part of the welfare upgrades.
- By the end of 2027, participating facilities will use only multi-stage CO2 stunning for slaughter.
- Edeka says all poultry suppliers except a small organic farm have already transitioned, with regular coordination planned with the NGO.