BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
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BJ's Restaurants, Inc. operates a national chain of casual dining restaurants and brewpubs. Its menu is built around animal products, including chicken, beef, pork, and seafood, making commercial animal exploitation central to its business model.
The company has faced sustained public criticism for its sourcing practices. In 2017 and again in 2023, public petitions targeted BJ's for failing to honor a commitment to transition to cage-free eggs, citing the ongoing cruelty of caging chickens in its supply chain. The company has not provided public evidence of fulfilling this promise. Separately, a 2024 health inspection report documented rodent issues at a South Florida BJ's location, indicating failures in food storage and pest control that directly impact animal-derived products.
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