Aramark Corporation

ements (see section 2). 23 Feb 2024 More major advancements Aramark, the third‑largest global food‑service company, created a global cage‑free glidepath, reached 91 % group‑housed pork in the U.S., an

Analysis of Josh Balk Emails (Feb 2023 – Oct 2025)— 1 Chronological summary of email updates

Aramark – Created a global cage‑free glidepath, reached 91 % group‑housed pork in the U.S., and published Better Chicken Commitment benchmarks. By 2024, 68 % of its eggs were cage‑free globally and 83

Analysis of Josh Balk Emails (Feb 2023 – Oct 2025)— 2.2 Food‑service companies

opposition. In the U.S., major food service providers like Aramark announced they would not include foie gras in menus, a move animal groups celebrated. Postmates (a delivery app) at one point agreed

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kept foie gras off their offerings. Foodservice Companies: Aramark and Compass Group (big institutional foodservice providers) had policies not to use foie gras in the cafeterias and venues they mana

The Peak Years: U.S. Foie Gras Under a Dominant Duopoly (2010–2017)— 6. Advocacy, Investigations, and Partial Pressures