Who is Jim Holthouser?
Jim Holthouser is the CEO of Focus Brands, a major restaurant company operating globally.
Most importantly, as the CEO of Focus Brands, Jim has the power—and ethical responsibility—to let the public and its customers know what plans Focus has in place to end the use of cages throughout its supply chains.
In 2016 Focus Brands promised to end the use of caged eggs throughout the US and Canada, and then, in 2021, the company promised consumers it would end the abuse of hens throughout all of its supply chains by going cage-free globally. After almost 7 years, Focus is still not reporting any progress on reaching these goals.
Focus Brands is now at the center of a global campaign that is gaining attention and support worldwide. Consumers are outraged and want Focus to take its commitment seriously by publicly reporting its current cage-free progress and providing a glidepath on how it plans to achieve its global cage-free goals by 2028.
Many of the world’s leading manufacturers, including Famous Brands, Yum! Brands, Restaurant Brands International, and Food Delivery Brands are reporting meaningful progress on their commitments, while others are already reporting 100% cage-free fulfillment.
It is unacceptable that Focus seems to not be making a sincere effort to fulfill its promise to go cage-free and refuses to publicly share what plans are set in place—if any—for being cage-free by its deadline.
If Jim Holthouser truly cares about consumers and doing what’s right, he will publicly share the company's current cage-free status and plans to reach its cage-free goals.
Click “Take Action” below to tell Jim Holthouser that consumers demand transparency and animals deserve better. Now is the time to demonstrate true leadership by showing the world that Focus Brands is committed to upholding its promises and ending the abuse of animals in its supply chain.