Daily Farm in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, whose free-range egg brand “Habataki Farm” has won the international “Cage-Free Award”

Daily Farm Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture; President and CEO: Akihiro Ichida) has received thethe “Cage-Free Award” (Free-Range Eggs Award).

The awards ceremony was held on Wednesday, November 4, in Brussels, Belgium, and Akihiro Ichida, the company’s President and CEO—who is also a licensed veterinarian—attended on behalf of the company.

In his acceptance speech, Ichida announced the company’s future goal of increasing the number of chickens raised cage-free to more than three times the current level.

Akihiro Ichida, President and CEO of Daily Farm Co., Ltd. and a licensed veterinarian, delivering a speech at the awards ceremony (November 4, 2026, Brussels, Belgium)

■ Initiatives at Habataki Farm

“Habataki Farm” is a farm dedicated exclusively to free-range poultry, located on a hill on the Chita Peninsula overlooking Ise Bay.

Free-range farming is a rearing method in which chickens are not only free to move about inside the coop but can also go out into outdoor pastures to spend time feeling natural light and wind. Even among cage-free systems, which do not use cages, this method is characterized by ensuring access to the outdoors.

At our farm, we raise approximately 3,600 chickens in two free-range chicken coops. During favorable seasons, we provide an environment where the chickens can naturally engage in their innate behaviors, such as pecking at the soil and taking dust baths in the outdoor pasture.

Chickens living in free-range conditions at Habataki Farm

■Comment from Akihiro Ichida (Veterinarian), President and CEO

“Our philosophy is ‘Bringing Happiness Through Eggs,’ and we believe that the chickens who lay these eggs must also be happy. At Habataki Farm, the chickens walk on the ground, spread their wings, and take dust baths as they please.This award is thanks to our staff who work closely with the chickens every day and to everyone who supports our efforts. Encouraged by this recognition, we will continue to gradually expand our cage-free chicken coops.”

At the awards ceremony: Akihiro Ichida (right), President and CEO of Daily Farm Co., Ltd. and a veterinarian

■ About the Farm Animal Welfare Award

The “Farm Animal Welfare Award” was established by CIWF to recognize businesses that contribute to improving the welfare of farm animals. To date, more than 1,000 awards have been presented worldwide, with recipients including McDonald’s, Starbucks, Compass Group, and IKEA.

■Company Overview

・Company Name: Daily Farm Co., Ltd.

・Representative: Akihiro Ichida, President and CEO

・Address　　　　　　： 5 Ashizama, Oya, Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture 479-0806

・Founded　　　　　　　: Taisho 15 (1926)

・Business Activities　　　　　: Production and sale of eggs; manufacturing and sale of Western-style confectionery; farm-to-table restaurant;

　　　　　　　　　　　 Bakery

・Capital　　　　　　： 98 million yen

・Habataki Farm　　　: https://www.coco-terrace.com/lp/habataki/

・Instagram　　　　　: https://www.instagram.com/habataki.noujou/

・Online Store: https://www.coco-terrace.com/f/online-store