Jack in the Box, Qdoba join anti-gestation crate bandwagon
Jack in the Box Inc. has become the latest major food retailer to announce that it will eliminate controversial pig gestation crates from its pork supply chain. The San Diego-based company operates and franchises more than 2,200 Jack in the Box locations and 576 Qdoba Mexican Grill locations.
“We have evaluated scientific literature…and have consulted with our suppliers and animal-welfare experts on this issue,” states Jack in the Box Inc. in its recently-updated Animal Welfare Report. “In 2012, we informed our pork suppliers of our goal to source all pork from supply systems in which pregnant sows are cared for in a group housing environment instead of gestation stalls. We have begun discussing with our suppliers how they will complete such a transition by the end of 2022.”