Panera Bread Co. said Tuesday that it has set new animal welfare goals for its broiler chickens, to be met by 2024. The goals, which are in line with the Global Animal Partnership’s Broiler Chicken Standard, include providing birds with more space and better environments. Panera made a commitment in Nov. 2015 to use only cage-free eggs by 2020. The restaurant chain says that as of 2016, all of the poultry in its sandwiches and salads are raised without antibiotics, all of its pork products including ham and bacon served in sandwiches and salads are antibiotic-free and raised without the use of gestation crates, and 95% of its beef is grass-fed and free-range. Panera shares are down 0.2% in Tuesday trading, but up 8.6% for the past year. The S&P 500 index is up 13.3% for the last 12 months.
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