Meat
Biedronka’s Private Brand free-range chickens, sold since 2015 and available in all regions of Poland, are 100% raised in Poland without the use of antibiotics and are given non-GMO feed. Besides having ten times more space to grow than conventional chickens, below the average density of 30kg/m2, they have a minimum slaughter age of 70 days (higher than the market average established at 56 days) and access to the outside.
The Pingo Doce free-range chicken – 100% raised in Portugal – is a slow-growing breed of chickens, with a minimum slaughter age of 81 days. They are raised outdoors, with a maximum density of 25kg/m2, and their feed is mainly cereal-based (minimum of 70%). This product is certified by SGS, an independent external body, and its specifications were approved by the General Directorate for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Black pork sausages (six Pingo Doce references and three Recheio references) are 100% made in Portugal, in the Alentejo Region, where the animals are reared in extensive pastures and outdoors. The Company’s assortment continued to include Private Brand Duroc serrano ham, which has animal welfare approved certification of its production and slaughter processes from an independent external entity, and “Porco.pt” certified pork, of national production and that follows practices such as a lower animal density than that required by law and cereal-based feed.
We prohibit transport for over eight hours and the use of tranquillisers on Aberdeen Angus beef and we also include criteria such as the absence of wounds and signs of thirst or hunger in calves. In addition, we sell certified animal welfare approved organic veal, which is included in 12 references. In this production method, livestock are constantly grazing outdoors. When pastures are available during the year, the animals are left grazing. In seasons when less pasture is available, they are given organic feed.