Subway to switch to cage-free eggs in North America

New York

SANDWICH chain Subway said it would stop using eggs laid by caged hens in its North American outlets by 2025, joining a number of companies that are going cage-free amid pressure from consumers and animal-rights groups.

Subway, which already serves eggs laid by cage-free hens at its outlets in Europe, said that it has already begun using such eggs in select areas in the US and Canada. The restaurant chain, owned …