Sonic Corporation
SONC:US US8354511052
Key Information
HQ:
United States
Primary Market:
North America
Company Information
Company Summary
Sonic corp operates and franchises drive-thru restaurants in the US. The company also owns and leases companies.
Antibiotics Stewardship Engagement
Analysis Overview
Scope of Policy Policy Implementation Investor Engagement
Analysis Breakdown
Scope of Policy
6/16
Does the company have a policy on antibiotics stewardship?
Sonic has a publicly available antibiotics policy on their website, which is part of their Animal Welfare policy.
4/4
Does it cover animal-derived protein sources across all relevant species?
Only poultry is covered by the company's policy, despite sourcing other species.
1/4
Does it cover animal-derived protein sources across all operations?
No information provided and/ or available.
0/4
How strong is the company's commitment?
The company's policy does not go beyond FDA guidance It states that "effective January 2017, poultry suppliers should only administer antimicrobial drugs to animals for the prevention, control and treatment of disease. Animals will be treated when necessary for animal welfare. Use of antibiotics that are medically important to humans, for the sole purpose of growth promotion is strictly prohibited. Per FDA Guidance 209 and 213, suppliers should not use medically important antimicrobials in food animals for production purposes; suppliers are also required to bring the therapeutic uses of such antimicrobials under the oversight of licensed veterinarians." However, the company continues to allow the use of antibiotics for disease prevention in healthy animals.
1/4
Policy Implementation
0/18
Does the policy commit to specific targets or timelines for all species?
The policy came into effect as at January 2017, however it is not supported by any explicit targets to reduce antibiotics use or ensure supplier compliance by a certain timeline.
0/5
Does the company disclose quantity of antibiotics used?
No information provided and/ or available.
0/7
Does the company commit to and/ or carries out third-party auditing and monitoring?
The company states that it carries out comprehensive third-party audits on animal welfare for beef, poultry, and pork processing plants. However, it is unclear if antibiotics use is covered as part of these audits.
0/6
Investor Engagement
0/4
Did the company respond to investor letter?
Sonic confirmed receipt of the investor letter but did not respond. The company has not met with the investor coalition.
0/4
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Workstream Information
2019 Score:
6/38
Last Updated:
20 May 2019
2019 Resources
Phase 3 | Progress Report Antibiotics Stewardship Engagement