Who is Christy Phillips-Brown?

Christy Phillips-Brown has been the Vice President of Communications at Ahold Delhaize for over seven years. Before her corporate career, she attended Western Carolina University, where she was a member of the Delta Zeta sorority and currently sits on the Delta Zeta National Council. Delta Zeta’s motto is in part to “develop leaders who enrich the world,” yet Christy is a glaring failure when it comes to living up to that ideal. Under her so-called leadership, Ahold Delhaize has yet to transition to 100% cage-free eggs, despite making a commitment to do so nearly a decade ago.

Ahold Delhaize lied when it said nearly a decade ago—before its brands merged into the company it is today—that it would go cage-free. It did not go cage-free and now says it won't actually get rid of caged eggs until 2032. Ahold Delhaize is only 100% cage-free in states where it’s legally required, such as Massachusetts. The company continues to sell eggs that come from extremely cruel, dirty, and inhumane conditions in states where it’s not illegal to do so. Consumers are outraged and want Ahold Delhaize to take its sustainability commitment seriously and follow through on its promise to stop supporting the cruel caging of egg-laying hens.

As consumers—and Ahold Delhaize’s own leaders—know, making a promise is not the same as making good on a promise.

Caged egg-laying hens spend their lives crammed together in barren wire cages. They cannot dust-bathe or express most of their natural behaviors. Often, they suffer from broken bones and mental anguish. Each hen is unable even to spread her wings, and she only has as much space as the size of a sheet of paper within which to live her entire, miserable life. Ahold Delhaize claims to be “a passionate supporter of the well-being and welfare of farm animals,” yet its brands continue to support a practice so cruel that many states have made it illegal.

True leadership means acting with integrity everywhere, not just where the law requires it. That’s why we’re calling on Christy to lead Ahold Delhaize in going 100% cage-free across all its stores.

Will Christy Phillips-Brown choose to do the right thing and encourage her fellow leaders to ensure Ahold Delhaize fulfills its cage-free egg commitment, or will she continue to let Ahold Delhaize fail to fulfill its sustainability pledge?

Click “Take Action” below to tell Christy Phillips-Brown that consumers demand accountability and animals deserve better. Now is the time to demonstrate true leadership by showing the world that Ahold Delhaize is committed to upholding its promises and ending the abuse of animals in its supply chain.