All of our chicken comes from trusted British suppliers who have been carefully chosen for their commitment to upholding high animal welfare standards. They understand and share our values on rearing all our birds to have the best possible quality of life. We have also signed the European Chicken Commitment pledging even better standards by 2026. 

All Waitrose & Partners eggs are sourced from hens that are free to range every day. All our shell eggs are British, supplied by farms we know and trust. These are from free range or organic farms where hens have space to roam in their natural environment.

All our Waitrose & Partners fresh pork, bacon and sausages are 100% British. The pork for our essential Waitrose sausages comes from British outdoor bred pigs and we never use farrowing crates or sow stalls.

Our outdoor bred pigs live their lives in straw spaces and have more room to live than the industry average This is the minimum standard for our pigs and none of our farms use slatted floors or confinement stalls. You won't find any rind, offal or mechanically recovered meat in any of our sausages and we never add water to our ham.

All our certified growers employ responsible farming techniques; including crop rotation,
wildlife habitat creation and limit use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides.