Sunny Queen
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Egg distributor
100% Australian farmer owned company.
Sunny Queen Pty Ltd | AUS | website |
Company Assessment
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This company received a packaging performance level of 4 (Leading) in its 2023 APCO Annual Report. Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is a not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia. Each year, APCO Members are required to submit an APCO Annual Report and Action Plan, which includes an overall performance level from 1 (Getting Started) to 5 (Beyond Best Practice).
Source: APCO (2023) |
In contrast to consumer expectations and free range eggs standards across the world, the government caved to pressure from a few industrial scale egg producers and major retailers to introduce a free range eggs standard in 2017 allowing producers to pack 10,000 hens into a hectare. The CSIRO, RSPCA, Choice and many others recommend a maximum of 1,500 hens per hectare. This company uses a stocking density of 10,000 hens per hectare for its Meggles free range eggs, well in excess of consumer expectations.
Source: Coles (2023)
This company produces cage eggs, where each bird is allocated space less than the size of a piece of A4 paper. Birds are unable to turn around easily, stretch out, flap their wings or exercise. Cages do not satisfy the hen's behavioural need to perch, dust bathe, forage, and lay their eggs in a secluded nest.
Source: company website (2020) |
This company manufactures or distributes products that are certified organic under the Australian Certified Organic label.
Source: ACO (2022)
The Farm Transparency Project Repository is a public repository/gallery for videos, photos, documents and campaign materials relating to the animal rights movement in Australia. Follow the link to see their profile on this company.
Source: Farm Transparency Project (2022) |
Company Details
Type | Farmer owned company |
Revenue | 270 million AUD (2017) |
Employees | 150 (2019) |
Aus Manufacturing | Yes |
Contact Details
Address | 104 Mica St, Carole Park, QLD, 4300, Australia |
Phone | 07 3907 9999 |
info@sunnyqueen.com.au | |
Website | www.sunnyqueenaustralia.com.au |
Products / Brands
Sunny Queen
Free Range Egg Farmers Eggs McLean's Run meets Model Code of 1500 hens per hectare Eggs Meggles Farm Eggs Organic Egg Farmers meets Model Code of 1500 hens per hectare certified organic Eggs Simply Eggs Eggs Sunny Queen Eggs Sunny Queen Free Range meets Model Code of 1500 hens per hectare Eggs |