Texas Roadhouse

Texas Roadhouse provides a high-level disclosure of its core menu items for its three restaurant brands Texas Roadhouse, Bubba's, and Jaggers in its ‘2023 Annual Report’. This disclosure indicates that its key proteins are beef, broilers, seafood, and pork. Egg is also identified as a key protein as the company reports that its egg suppliers participate in the United Egg Producers (UEP) certification. Dairy is also identified as a key protein as its Texas Roadhouse menu items include cheese and ice cream. Furthermore, Texas Roadhouse disclosed that beef accounts for half of its food and beverage costs and is a key ingredient in many of its menu items highlighting that it is the company's most material protein. The company purchases the majority of its beef from four suppliers, and it all comes from the US and Canada.

Texas Roadhouse disclosed in its CS report that it purchases 100% Norwegian Salmon that is raised antibiotic-free. This is a best practice example of an antibiotics policy for salmon. The company does not have an antibiotic policy in place for its other purchased seafood or animal proteins. Texas Roadhouse disclosed in its CS report that all the products its sources follow FDA regulations for the responsible use of antibiotics. FAIRR does not consider this to be an antibiotic policy as Texas Roadhouse has not restricted or prohibited the use of MIAs in accordance with the ‘WHO’s guidelines on use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals’ beyond complying with local regulations outlined by the FDA.

The company reports that Texas Roadhouse serves 100% Norwegian Salmon raised antibiotic-free. It is unclear if this salmon is served in only Texas Roadhouse house restaurants or also in Bubba's and Jagger restaurants. However, Texas Roadhouse restaurants represent the majority of the company's owned restaurants (582 companies out of 635). It is unclear if this applies to its franchised restaurants.

The company states it serves 100% Norwegian salmon raised antibiotic-free, but the company does not provide evidence it is tracking or monitoring antibiotic use in any of its other purchased seafood or animal proteins.

Texas Roadhouse provides no evidence that it conducts third-party audits on its antibiotic use.

Texas Roadhouse does not provide evidence that it has a policy in place for dealing with the non-compliance of its antibiotic use policy.

Texas Roadhouse has not set any targets to reduce antibiotic use in its supply chain.

This is not applicable as Texas Roadhouse has not set any targets to reduce antibiotic use in its supply chain.

This is not applicable as Texas Roadhouse has not set any targets to reduce antibiotic use in its supply chain.

Texas Roadhouse is inactive and did not respond to the collaborative engagements formal letter sent in July.