Who is John Ruane?

John Ruane has worked for companies in the Ahold Delhaize brand portfolio for nearly 15 years. He served as the VP of Sales and Merchandising at Stop & Shop, the SVP of Fresh Merchandising and Supply Chain at Ahold Delhaize, and is now the President of The Giant Company, which owns the Giant and Martin’s brands. John is an alum of Rutgers College, Cornell University, and Harvard Business School and currently serves as Chair of the Fresh Food Leadership Committee at FMI, The Food Industry Association, and he is on the Board of Directors at Philabundance. John has said, “I’m looking forward to building on The Giant Co.’s incredible legacy,” so when will he help The Giant Company establish a legacy of accountability by following through on the company’s ESG commitment to go 100% cage-free?

Nearly a decade ago, The Giant Company, formerly known as Giant Food Stores, promised consumers it would end the abuse of hens in its supply chains. However, it still has not fulfilled this sustainability goal. Consumers are outraged and want The Giant Company to take its commitment seriously and follow through on its promise to stop supporting the cruel caging of egg-laying hens.

As consumers—and The Giant Company’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.

Will John Ruane choose to do the right thing and encourage his fellow leaders to ensure The Giant Company fulfills its cage-free egg commitment, or will he continue to let The Giant Company fail to fulfill its sustainability pledge?

Click “Take Action” below to tell John Ruane that consumers demand accountability and animals deserve better. Now is the time to demonstrate true leadership by showing the world that The Giant Company is committed to upholding its promises and ending the abuse of animals in its supply chain.