Rembrandt Foods Joins Push Toward Cage-Free Eggs

Minneapolis — As McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, General Mills and other corporate egg buyers increasingly require roomier housing for hens, the egg industry is under pressure to move toward a future that’s freer of cramped bird cages.

Earlier this month, Iowa-based Rembrandt Foods, the nation’s third-largest egg producer, became the latest to make a long-term commitment to producing cage-free eggs. The company plans to announce a major new cage-free egg farm by year’s end.

“Everything we do in the future will be aligned with cage free,” said Jonathan Spurway, Rembrandt’s marketing vice president. Rembrandt is owned by Minnesota businessman Glen Taylor, who also owns the Star Tribune newspaper and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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