Castaño (bakery)

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Panaderías Castaño
IndustryFood
Founded1933
Headquarters,
Area served
Chile
Number of employees
600
Website castano.cl

Panaderías Castaño is a chain of bakeries in Chile. It is the second largest bakery chain in the country. [1] Its subsidiary, Grain Red S.A., opened the first Starbucks coffee outlet in Chile. [2]

In addition to selling bread, its empanadas are also popular. The sweet version, topped with chancaca, of sopaipilla, a traditional pastry popular in Chilean culture, is also well known in Castaño bakeries. [3]

Animal Welfare

In 2018, the international NGO, Sinergia Animal, launched a campaign directed at the company, asking them to announce a cage-free egg commitment for its entire supply chain. By 2021, the company still has not made a statement regarding the motion. [4] [5]

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References

  1. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. Global Agriculture Information Network Report Archived 2006-07-19 at the Wayback Machine [Chile]. 2/6/2006.
  2. Starbucks Celebrates Opening of First Store in Santiago, Chile
  3. "Chile's traditional sweets". This is Chile. 2011-04-18. Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  4. "ONG acusó a panaderías Castaño de crueldad animal en la elaboración de sus productos". 16 April 2019.
  5. "Gallinas felices: Huevos producidos sin sufrimiento aumentan su presencia en Chile y el mundo".