New Sustainable Chicken Forum pledges to tackle industry's carbon impacts

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Leading fast food and restaurant chains such as Burger King, Nando's, KFC, and Pizza Hut, have joined a new hospitality industry initiative designed to curb climate, environmental, and animal welfare impacts...

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