Animal Care

Animal Care

Today’s consumers expect more choices, greater accountability and full transparency from those responsible for bringing food to their plates. Many diners are concerned about the treatment and care of agricultural animals – including how those animals are raised and what they’re fed. Because we share those concerns, we developed our Serve Good^® program to include the animal care pillar.

Serve Good^® products categorized under animal care communicate claims about how an animal was raised. Within our Serve Good program, we offer American Humane Certified for livestock, poultry welfare and cage-free eggs, cage-free for eggs and raised without antibiotics for meat and poultry.

RESPONSIBLY SOURCED PROTEINS

In addition, we also offer a portfolio of responsibly sourced proteins that meet additional claims of responsibly sourced beef, poultry and pork that comply with additional responsible sourcing standards beyond our Serve Good^® program standards for animal care. These products are available in participating markets. Every product in our responsibly sourced protein assortment meets the following standards:

• All natural^* (USDA standard)
• Raised without antibiotics
• No added hormones^**

Federal regulations prohibit the use of hormones in poultry and pork.

All of our responsibly sourced beef, poultry and pork products also meet the following category-specific standards and are available in participating markets:

OUR PRODUCTS

All of our responsibly sourced beef, poultry and pork products also meet the following category-specific standards and are available in participating markets:

Beef
 

Raised with shelter, space for comfort, healthcare and a nutrition plan (based on our suppliers’ USDA Process Verified Program) and vegetarian-fed

Poultry

Raised with appropriate nutrition, healthcare and housing based on our suppliers’ third-party audits^† (American Humane Certified™ for chicken and turkey products where applicable) and vegetarian-fed

^{†Check with your local distribution center for products that are American Humane Certified or National Chicken Council
Animal Welfare Certified}

Pork

Group-housed (based on USDA Process Verified Program)

TRUSTED SOURCES

Working with vendors who are as passionate as we are about animal care, we’re able to fulfill our pledge to responsible sourcing. These trusted suppliers – some of them third- and fourth-generation ranchers and farmers – carry on longstanding family traditions while demonstrating a high level of commitment to modern responsible practices.

At US Foods^®, we’re proud to partner with these ranchers, farmers and vendors. Together with our customers, we’re committed to supporting our food systems – now and tomorrow – to make a positive impact in the food industry and our communities.