Premier switch from free range to barn eggs driven by "value.

The article reports that food firm Premier Foods plc has decided to move from the use of free-range eggs to barn eggs in its cake products. It notes that the company insisted that the decision was necessary in order to provide good value for money to its customers, that while the company has abandoned the use of free-range eggs, it has maintained welfare standards above those held by its major cake competitors, and that it claimed that it still maintains its commitment to cage-free eggs.