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Better Eggs Limited

( Certification )

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Overview

Industry

Agriculture

As a proud fourth-generation, family-owned business, Better Eggs are passionate about the egg production industry and believe that eggs taste even better when you know where they come from. Our free-range eggs are perfect for feeding the whole family, nourishing hungry teens, or whipping up some baked treats.

Better Eggs Forest Free Range hens are pioneering the future of free range. These South Waikato-based hens are the first to enjoy a brand-new concept of free-range poultry farming in New Zealand, that provides more security, variety, and health benefits for the hens, as well as added benefits for our wider community and environment.

Forest Free Range eggs are produced by hens that live in a forest filled with manuka, pines, oaks, poplars, redwoods, and other native trees. Spending their days free ranging between avenues of trees, this environment provides safety for curious hens to explore and forage amongst the stumps, sticks, leaves, and rocks. When night falls, the hens retreat to a warm, dry barn to rest and lay their eggs.

Forest Free Range eggs are produced in a sustainable environment and Better Eggs support sustainable practices. Innovations that make our Forest Free Range eggs-tray special include atrium-style sheds with added natural ventilation and light, larger indoor scratching areas, continuous pop-holes giving the hens more freedom to roam, and more TLC from our staff thanks to efficiencies created by new egg-packing technology.

In parallel to our Forest Free Range innovations, Better Eggs are committed to emissions measurement, management, and reduction, including sustainability in climate change policies and aspirations. We aspire to achieve Toitū net carbonzero product certification for Forest Free Range eggs as our commitment to environmental sustainability. Better Eggs understand that you can't improve what you don't measure, so have committed to follow the Toitū path towards sustainability.

With the planting of over 10,000 trees per site for our birds to range underneath, Better Eggs are introducing a two-tier style of agriculture that is good for the birds, good for the planet, and demonstrates our commitment to sustainable farming practises.


Contact

43 Vospers Road, Lichfield, 3482, New Zealand

( Achievements )

Certification overview

  • Toitū Net Carbon Zero Product Logo

    Toitū Net Carbon Zero Product

    Toitū Net Carbon Zero Product certification recognises achieving annual greenhouse gas emissions measurement to ISO 14067:2018 standard and Toitū requirements of the product life cycle, with reductions actively achieved. In addition, compensating for cradle-to grave or cradle-to-gate emissions – see member disclosure for full details.

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    Certification Date Issued

    12 February 2024

    Valid Until

    12 February 2027

    Certificate Number

    2024034J-1

    Certificate Status

    Active

    Level of Assurance

    Limited

    Product Type

    Eggs

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