FOOD INDUSTRY BENCHMARK REVEALS ANIMAL WELFARE LEADERS AMONG 150 GLOBAL FOOD COMPANIES

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FOOD INDUSTRY BENCHMARK REVEALS ANIMAL WELFARE LEADERS AMONG 150 GLOBAL FOOD COMPANIES

• BBFAW ranks global food giants on their animal welfare policies, practices and performance.

• Greggs PLC joins Marks & Spencer, Premier Foods and Waitrose among top performers (ranking in Tier 2 of six tiers), while 14 companies improve their tier ranking.

• Three companies (Fonterra, Marks & Spencer, Premier Foods) break into high ‘B’ grades for first time on BBFAW’s Impact Rating - which assesses whether the company is delivering meaningful welfare improvements for animals in their operations and supply chains.

• A majority of food companies (118 of 150 companies) however, are stuck in BBFAW’s bottom two tiers, so provide limited evidence that they are managing animal welfare effectively. Nestlé, McDonalds, Cargill, Tyson Foods and Yum! Brands - the owners of KFC, are among those in the bottom two tiers for second consecutive year of the revised benchmark.

• Atlantic Gap: US companies score poorly across all parts of the benchmark with 42 of 43 US-based companies (98%) in the bottom two tiers, and an average score of 12%. UK-based firms are best performers with an average score of 41%.

(London, 27 March 2025). The latest Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW), released today, reveals steady progress on farm animal welfare across the global food industry.

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