Subway On Track For 100% Cage-Free Eggs by Nov. 1

Subway — one of the largest restaurant chains in the world — will fully transition to 100% cage-free eggs in the U.S. by Nov. 1, 2025, ahead of its original deadline, according to The Humane League (THL). In Canada, 75% of Subway restaurants now serve exclusively cage-free eggs, with full transition to 100% cage-free eggs expected by year-end.

The decision follows a five-month-long national campaign by THL, a global nonprofit working to end the abuse of animals raised for food. “This decision is a victory for the nearly 340,000 hens in Subway’s supply chain who endure immense suffering in cages so small they can’t even spread their wings,” said Anna Peer, senior campaigns lead at THL.

“With 22,000 locations in North America, Subway has proven that no corporation is too large to eliminate cages,” she added. Despite today’s announcement, “Subway must also fulfill its public cage-free commitments made in Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam by the end of this year.”

Subway joins industry leaders such as McDonald’s, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Del Taco and Shake Shack, which have already achieved their cage-free goals in the U.S., according to THL. The Humane League used the occasion to call out restaurants Chick-fil-A, Wendy’s, Bojangles and Bob Evans, which “continue to lag behind.”