Food Business http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com Working together for better food and farm animal welfare Mon, 14 May 2012 14:05:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Dancing cows video goes viral! http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/04/dancing-cows-video-goes-viral/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dancing-cows-video-goes-viral http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/04/dancing-cows-video-goes-viral/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:33 +0000 CIWF http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/?p=6088 In March 2012, Compassion visited two of our Good Farm Animal Welfare Award winners’ farms in the UK and France to capture the joy that dairy cows express…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/04/dancing-cows-video-goes-viral/feed/ 0 What do farm assurance schemes mean for animal welfare? http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/04/what-do-farm-assurance-schemes-mean-for-animal-welfare/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-do-farm-assurance-schemes-mean-for-animal-welfare http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/04/what-do-farm-assurance-schemes-mean-for-animal-welfare/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:21:28 +0000 CIWF http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/?p=5949 Consumers are increasingly concerned about the welfare of animals produced for food and are confused by the labelling of animal products. Certification has an important role to play…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/04/what-do-farm-assurance-schemes-mean-for-animal-welfare/feed/ 0 Compassion France at the ‘Salon de l’Agriculture 2012′ http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/03/compassion-france-at-the-salon-de-l%e2%80%99agriculture-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=compassion-france-at-the-salon-de-l%25e2%2580%2599agriculture-2012 http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/03/compassion-france-at-the-salon-de-l%e2%80%99agriculture-2012/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:10:40 +0000 CIWF http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/?p=5822 For the third consecutive year, Compassion France exhibited at the ‘Salon de l’Agriculture’  – premier agricultural fair in Europe – from 25th February to 4th March. The 9-day…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/03/compassion-france-at-the-salon-de-l%e2%80%99agriculture-2012/feed/ 0 Compassion launches Good Pig Award http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/02/compassion-launches-good-pig-award/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=compassion-launches-good-pig-award http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/02/compassion-launches-good-pig-award/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:58:29 +0000 CIWF http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/?p=5739 2012 sees the launch of our Good Pig Award which will recognise companies that are using or committing to using higher welfare production systems for sows and meat…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/02/compassion-launches-good-pig-award/feed/ 0 Happy New Year for Hens! http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/01/happy-new-year-for-hens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-new-year-for-hens http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/01/happy-new-year-for-hens/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:34:26 +0000 CIWF http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/?p=5351 At Compassion we’re taking a moment to celebrate the fact that the EU ban on barren battery cages has finally come into force as of 1st January 2012.

This…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2012/01/happy-new-year-for-hens/feed/ 0 UK’s public sector awarded for commitment to animal welfare http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2011/11/uks-public-sector-awarded-for-commitment-to-animal-welfare/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uks-public-sector-awarded-for-commitment-to-animal-welfare http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2011/11/uks-public-sector-awarded-for-commitment-to-animal-welfare/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:32:14 +0000 badmin http://comp.base-dev.com/gb/?p=4817 An afternoon of celebration took place in London yesterday (28th November 2011) as we held our Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards for the Public Sector. Over 50 universities…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2011/11/uks-public-sector-awarded-for-commitment-to-animal-welfare/feed/ 0 Compassion awards Europe’s food industry http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2011/10/compassion-awards-europes-food-industry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=compassion-awards-europes-food-industry http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2011/10/compassion-awards-europes-food-industry/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:34:46 +0000 badmin http://comp.base-dev.com/gb/?p=4825 Compassion presented its biggest yet Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards to some of Europe’s top food manufacturers, retailers and producers at a glitzy awards evening at the Eiffel…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2011/10/compassion-awards-europes-food-industry/feed/ 0 Waitrose Wins Most Compassionate Supermarket at UK Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2011/07/waitrose-wins-most-compassionate-supermarket-for-animal-welfare/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=waitrose-wins-most-compassionate-supermarket-for-animal-welfare http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2011/07/waitrose-wins-most-compassionate-supermarket-for-animal-welfare/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:01:19 +0000 compassion http://comp.base02/gb/?p=2483 TV chef and farm animal welfare advocate, Paul Merrett hosted Compassion in World Farming’s Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards at Freemasons’ Hall in Covent Garden last night (6th…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2011/07/waitrose-wins-most-compassionate-supermarket-for-animal-welfare/feed/ 0 Launch of the Good Dairy Awards for 2011 http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2011/04/launch-of-the-good-dairy-awards-for-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=launch-of-the-good-dairy-awards-for-2011 http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2011/04/launch-of-the-good-dairy-awards-for-2011/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:14:39 +0000 compassion http://comp.base02/gb/?p=2463 Building on the success of the Good Egg and last year’s Good Chicken Awards, we are pleased to announce the launch of the Good Dairy Awards. Fulfilling the…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2011/04/launch-of-the-good-dairy-awards-for-2011/feed/ 0 The language of welfare http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2011/04/the-language-of-welfare/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-language-of-welfare http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2011/04/the-language-of-welfare/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:01:02 +0000 compassion http://comp.base02/gb/?p=2480 How would you communicate the benefits of choosing higher welfare in a convincing manner to the average shopper who is bombarded daily with an array of labels, prices…]]> http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/2011/04/the-language-of-welfare/feed/ 0