{"id":3183,"date":"2012-04-27T14:51:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-27T14:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2012\/04\/27\/animal-friendly-purchasing-spreads-like-wildfire-in-the-food-industry-which-industry-is-next\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T06:30:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T10:30:09","slug":"animal-friendly-purchasing-spreads-like-wildfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/animal-friendly-purchasing-spreads-like-wildfire\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal-Friendly Purchasing Spreads Like Wildfire In The Food Industry; Which Industry Is Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<p>In my October 2, 2007 article, \u201cPurchasing, Social Responsibility &amp; Animals,\u201d I predicted that animal-friendly purchasing \u201cwill escalate soon\u201d and that we would be seeing \u201cedicts to adopt animal-friendly purchasing practices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>Well, while \u201csoon\u201d wasn\u2019t as soon as I would have thought, the time that I foresaw has finally come.\u00a0 As I reported in February, Chipotle made a big splash at the Grammy Awards with their commercial\/viral video that touted their practice of sourcing 100% of their pork from suppliers whose pigs are raised \u201coutside or in deeply bedded pens, are never given antibiotics and are fed a vegetarian diet.\u201d\u00a0 That was quickly followed by McDonald\u2019s announcement that it \u201cwill require its U.S. pork suppliers to provide plans by May to phase out crates that tightly confine pregnant sows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well, good ideas catch on fast.\u00a0 This week, Burger King made an announcement that will drastically affect its suppliers\u2019 operations and perhaps even which suppliers that do business with the fast food giant.\u00a0 Specifically, Burger King \u201cpledged that all of its eggs and pork will come from cage-free chickens and pigs by 2017,\u201d according to an article on Xfinity Finance.<\/p>\n<p>Though the entire article has many great excerpts that discuss the animal-friendly purchasing trend, there is one quote that I took particular interest in.\u00a0 It was from Paul Shapiro, the Humane Society\u2019s vice president for farm animal protection.\u00a0 \u201cThis is an issue that just four to five months ago was not on the food industry\u2019s radar,\u201d he said. \u201cNow it\u2019s firmly cemented into the mainstream in a way that I think few people would have imagined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This quote sums up how agile you need to be in the purchasing profession.\u00a0 You need to be able to lead or react to trends at the drop of the proverbial hat.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, if you keep up with the profession by seeking out and subscribing to cutting-edge educational material, you might be more prepared than your competition<\/p>\n<p>Now, if you think that animal-friendly purchasing is going to be limited to the food industry, you\u2019re wrong.\u00a0 It will touch all industries.\u00a0 In which industry will it be prominent next?\u00a0 Yours?\u00a0 Don\u2019t doubt it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/an-excerpt-from-obamas-speech-many-procurement-pros-already-get-it\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cAn Excerpt From Obama\u2019s Speech:  Many Procurement Pros Already Get It\u201d (Edit)\">An Excerpt From Obama\u2019s Speech: Many Procurement Pros Already Get It<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/april-2010s-dedicated-purchasing-student-of-the-month-is\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cApril 2010\u2019s Dedicated Purchasing Student of the Month Is\u2026\u201d (Edit)\">April 2010\u2019s Dedicated Purchasing Student of the Month Is\u2026<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/are-suppliers-selling-your-contact-info\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cAre Suppliers Selling Your Contact Info?\u201d (Edit)\">Are Suppliers Selling Your Contact Info?<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/are-suppliers-undeterred-by-ethics-policies\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cAre Suppliers Undeterred By Ethics Policies?\u201d (Edit)\">Are Suppliers Undeterred By Ethics Policies?<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/are-you-cpo-material\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cAre You CPO Material?\u201d (Edit)\">Are You CPO Material?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my October 2, 2007 article, \u201cPurchasing, Social Responsibility &amp; 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