Sinergia Animal warns Latin American companies are lagging on cage-free eggs

Sinergia Animal’s Cage-Free Tracker 2025 says fewer than half of the companies committed to cage-free eggs in Latin America have fully transitioned. Colombia leads the region in corporate transparency, but several brands with operations there still have not reported verifiable progress or have missed public deadlines.

Why it matters: - The shift to cage-free eggs is now a public test of corporate sustainability claims, animal welfare commitments and supply-chain transparency. - Companies that miss deadlines or stop reporting risk reputational damage with consumers, investors and international buyers. - Colombia’s high reporting rate shows the region can move faster when companies disclose progress.

What happened: - Sinergia Animal released the 2025 update of its Cage-Free Tracker, a regional monitoring tool for corporate commitments to stop using eggs from hens kept in battery cages. - The report covers 148 food and tourism companies in Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay. - The update finds that fewer than 50% of the companies committed to cage-free supply chains in Latin America have reached full transition. - 48 companies, or 32.4% of those evaluated, have reached 100% implementation, up from 43 in the previous measurement. - Colombia recorded a 73.17% reporting rate among the companies analyzed, making it the regional leader in corporate transparency on the issue.

The details: - Companies with full cage-free sourcing in Colombia include Wok, Crepes & Waffles, Juan Valdez, Chef Burger, Subway Colombia, Colo Coffee and Grupo IGA, which operates Andrés Carne de Res, Kokoriko and Helados Mimo's. - Grupo Nutresa removed its public commitment and is not reporting progress. - Takami’s deadline expired in 2022. - Tostao, Krispy Kreme, Papa Johns and Dunkin' do not provide specific or verifiable information for Colombia. - Sinergia Animal said the tracker has become one of the region’s main corporate animal-welfare monitoring tools. - The organization also said the report shows growing reputational pressure on companies that do not report concrete progress or that continue using systems widely criticized by consumers and international organizations. - The report says corporate reporting in the region rose from 35.5% in 2022 to 72.3% in 2025. - The organization called on companies in Colombia to publish periodic country-level reports, set verifiable road maps and respond to consumer demand for more ethical and transparent practices. - The report says many multinational companies move faster on cage-free policies in Europe or North America than in Latin America, where disclosures are often limited, vague or missing clear targets.

Between the lines: - The gap is no longer about whether companies can make cage-free pledges; it is about whether they will disclose execution country by country. - Firms that keep quiet may be signaling slower operational change, weaker accountability or a lower priority for Latin American markets. - Colombia’s leadership on transparency may raise the bar for regional peers and make non-reporting more visible.

What's next: - Sinergia Animal said the Cage-Free Tracker closes its 2025 monitoring cycle. - The organization is likely to keep pressure on companies to publish verified progress and meet public deadlines. - Companies with unmet commitments face increasing scrutiny as consumers and investors push for clearer sourcing data.

The bottom line: - Latin America’s cage-free transition is advancing, but disclosure is still lagging behind pledges, especially in markets where public accountability remains weak.