Animal Welfare

Nestlé, Cargill To Invest $15m For Promoting Conservation Practices In US Farms

Food companies Nestlé and Cargill have announced a combined investment of $15 million (€13.8 million) to scale the adoption of voluntary conser...

Cambridge University Scientists Launch New Animal Welfare Scoring System

A new system of measuring animal welfare that enables reliable comparison across different types of pig farming has been introduced by Cambridge University...

Lidl And Bioland Expand Five-Year Partnership

Lidl and Bioland, the largest organic-food association in Germany, have announced the expansion of their partnership which first began in 2018.

Circle K Owner Couche-Tard Introduces Global Cage-Free Egg Policy

Alimentation Couche-Tard, one of the largest convenience store operators in the world, has announced a new pledge to source only cage-free eggs for all sto...

Aldi To Move To Higher Animal Welfare Standards For All Chilled Meat, Sausage Products

Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd are to switch to husbandry level three and four for all own-brand chilled meat and sausage products it sells in Germany, by 203...

Arla Foods Appoints New VP For Sustainability & Agriculture Centre Of Excellence

Arla Foods has announced that Ejnar Schultz has been appointed vice president of the group's sustainability and agriculture centre of excellence.

Intermarché Awarded Animal-Welfare Certificate For PorSi Chicken Product

Os Mosqueteiros group's food retail chain Intermarché has obtained Welfair animal-welfare certification for a free-range chicken SKU sold under its...

One Fifth Of Germans Interested In Vegan Food, Survey Finds

One out of five people in Germany (20.5%) is interested in a vegan lifestyle and has eaten vegan food at least occasionally, according to a new survey by K...