Tag: Business Benchmark On Farm Animal Welfare

Food Industry Benchmark Reveals Animal Welfare Leaders Among 150 Global Food Companies

Stuart Mitchell

The latest Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW), released today, reveals steady progress on farm animal welfare across the global food industry. A leading group of companies demonstrate that humane standards of farm animal welfare, such as providing animals with more space or using best practice methods of slaughter, is integral to their business strategy. There are concerns however that a significant block of large food companies (79%), including household names like Nestlé and McDonalds remain in ‘Tiers 5 and 6’ – the bottom two tiers – for a…

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Tenth Annual Business Benchmark On Farm Animal Welfare: Waitrose And M&S Retain Tier 1 Ranking But All Companies Must Move Faster To Deliver Meaningful Welfare Improvements

Stuart Mitchell

The tenth annual Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) report, launched recently, shows UK retailers performing well with six companies ranked in the top two tiers.  Waitrose and M&S successfully retain their Tier 1 positions for the 8th and 9th consecutive years, respectively, alongside producers Noble Foods and Premier Foods. However, the report also reveals that while companies continue to invest in farm animal welfare, they are too slow in delivering meaningful welfare improvements for animals on the ground.  BBFAW – the leading global measure of policy commitment, performance,…

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