Reportedly, billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn has nominated two members to McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) board of directors for election during the company’s 2022 annual shareholder meeting in the fight over the treatment of pigs by the burger chain’s suppliers. The other odd thing is that Carl Icahn states that he only holds 200 shares in the company. He nominated Maisie Ganzler and Leslie Samuelrich. McDonald’s added that it would evaluate the nominees as it would any other board candidates.
McDonald’s informed, Icahn has insisted on new McDonald’s commitments, including requiring all of the company’s U.S. pork suppliers to move to “crate-free” pork and set specific timeframes. McDonald’s pledged in 2012 to source pork from producers who do not use small crates to house pregnant sows. Icahn raised concerns that it is “obscene” how the animals used for McDonald’s products are treated.
By the end of this year, the company expects to source 85% to 90% of its U.S. pork volumes from sows not housed in gestation crates during pregnancy and expects 100% of its U.S. pork to come from sows housed in groups during pregnancy by the end of 2024.
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