Food Business http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com Working together for better food and farm animal welfare Tue, 07 May 2013 09:56:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Food Business programme makes longlist of Guardian Sustainable Business Awards http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2013/03/food-business-programme-makes-longlist-of-guardian-sustainable-business-awards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=food-business-programme-makes-longlist-of-guardian-sustainable-business-awards http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2013/03/food-business-programme-makes-longlist-of-guardian-sustainable-business-awards/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:54:04 +0000 CIWF http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/?p=7528 Compassion’s Food Business programme has been longlisted for the Guardian’s Sustainable Business Awards 2013 for its collaborative work with the food industry.

The Guardian Sustainable Business Awards are about…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2013/03/food-business-programme-makes-longlist-of-guardian-sustainable-business-awards/feed/ 0 Compassion launches European Supermarket Survey http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2013/03/compassion-launches-european-supermarket-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=compassion-launches-european-supermarket-survey http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2013/03/compassion-launches-european-supermarket-survey/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:54:26 +0000 CIWF http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/?p=7506 Compassion is extending its biennial UK Supermarket Survey across Europe for the first time this year, enabling European retailers to benchmark their farm animal welfare performance against their…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2013/03/compassion-launches-european-supermarket-survey/feed/ 0 The importance of food provenance and animal welfare http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2013/03/the-importance-of-food-provenance-and-animal-welfare/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-importance-of-food-provenance-and-animal-welfare http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2013/03/the-importance-of-food-provenance-and-animal-welfare/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:45:50 +0000 CIWF http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/?p=7495 The recent horsemeat scandal has raised obvious issues of food provenance, consumer trust and the need for greater transparency and traceability in the supply chain. Regardless of what…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2013/03/the-importance-of-food-provenance-and-animal-welfare/feed/ 0 First Benchmark of Global Food Companies’ Approach to Farm Animal Welfare launches http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2013/02/first-benchmark-of-global-food-companies%e2%80%99-approach-to-farm-animal-welfare-launches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-benchmark-of-global-food-companies%25e2%2580%2599-approach-to-farm-animal-welfare-launches http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2013/02/first-benchmark-of-global-food-companies%e2%80%99-approach-to-farm-animal-welfare-launches/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:06:45 +0000 CIWF http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/?p=7479 The first Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) has been launched, releasing the results of how 68 of the world’s largest food companies (retailers, food producers, and…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2013/02/first-benchmark-of-global-food-companies%e2%80%99-approach-to-farm-animal-welfare-launches/feed/ 0 Group housing for sows – meeting new EU legislation! http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2013/01/group-housing-for-sows-%e2%80%93-meeting-new-eu-legislation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=group-housing-for-sows-%25e2%2580%2593-meeting-new-eu-legislation http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2013/01/group-housing-for-sows-%e2%80%93-meeting-new-eu-legislation/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:14:51 +0000 CIWF http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/?p=7349 In 2001, the EU agreed the Pigs Directive (2008/120/EC), laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs. One of the outcomes was the partial ban on the…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2013/01/group-housing-for-sows-%e2%80%93-meeting-new-eu-legislation/feed/ 0 Paris Raises a Glass to Winners of the European Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/10/paris-raises-a-glass-to-winners-of-the-european-good-farm-animal-welfare-awards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paris-raises-a-glass-to-winners-of-the-european-good-farm-animal-welfare-awards http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/10/paris-raises-a-glass-to-winners-of-the-european-good-farm-animal-welfare-awards/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:21:48 +0000 CIWF http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/?p=6991 Tapis Rouge, Paris

Fresh from the success of the UK Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards in September, Compassion held another evening of celebrations on 25th October in Paris. The…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/10/paris-raises-a-glass-to-winners-of-the-european-good-farm-animal-welfare-awards/feed/ 0 Big Businesses celebrate at Compassion Awards http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/09/big-businesses-celebrate-at-compassion-awards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=big-businesses-celebrate-at-compassion-awards http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/09/big-businesses-celebrate-at-compassion-awards/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:42:47 +0000 CIWF http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/?p=6728

The increasing importance of farm animal welfare to big businesses was ably demonstrated last night at Compassion’s 6th annual Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards.

Held at the Honourable Artillery…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/09/big-businesses-celebrate-at-compassion-awards/feed/ 0 Compassion withdraws Morrisons Award http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/09/compassion-withdraws-morrisons-award/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=compassion-withdraws-morrisons-award http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/09/compassion-withdraws-morrisons-award/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:51:06 +0000 CIWF http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/?p=6494 Regrettably, Compassion has withdrawn Morrisons’ prestigious Good Egg Commendation after the supermarket decided to re-introduce eggs from caged hens across its own-brand M-Savers range.

We presented Morrisons with a…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/09/compassion-withdraws-morrisons-award/feed/ 0 Valentine Warner to host 2012 Awards http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/08/valentine-warner-to-host-2012-awards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=valentine-warner-to-host-2012-awards http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/08/valentine-warner-to-host-2012-awards/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:45:33 +0000 CIWF http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/?p=6464 The Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards will be held in London on 27th September 2012 and we are delighted to announce that cook, food writer and broadcaster Valentine…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/08/valentine-warner-to-host-2012-awards/feed/ 0 Are higher welfare animal products healthier? http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/07/are-higher-welfare-animal-products-healthier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-higher-welfare-animal-products-healthier http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/07/are-higher-welfare-animal-products-healthier/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:39:47 +0000 CIWF http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/?p=6186 One of the main reasons cited by consumers for purchasing higher-welfare animal products is a perception that they are healthier. If this perception is true, choosing higher-welfare animal…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/07/are-higher-welfare-animal-products-healthier/feed/ 0