Top tier laying hens Two factors contributed to Noble Foods reaching its top tier one position. The company has improved its performance measurement and welfare improvements for laying hens and dairy cows. And, its position on the responsible use of antimi- crobial medicines was also praised. The company requires its farmers’ medicine records to provide an annual record of the amount of antibiotics used, and for each farmer’s use of anti- biotics to be reviewed annually by a vet. Kraft Heinz’s promotion to tier three from tier five was also noted. This progress is largely attributed to the company pub- lishing updated animal welfare policies, and more detailed reporting on the company’s management control and im- provement targets. Globally, Kraft Heinz is switching to using only cage-free eggs across all of its operations by 2025 and in Europe, its goal is to achieve 100% free-range by 2020. The company has also


committed to source all its pork globally from suppliers that do not use sow stalls. The company also supports industry in- itiative that will eliminate cow tail docking in its milk supply chain, and is committed to improving the welfare of broiler chickens by working with its suppliers and the industry to meet even higher welfare standards by 2024.


Tier 2 to 6 Other leading poultry companies involved in BBFAW included Perdue Farms and Cargill (Tier 2 Welfare Integral to Business Strategy), 2 Sisters Food Group, McDonalds, Tyson Foods and Yum Brands (KFC) (Tier 3 – Established but work to be done), Charoen Pokphand Foods (Tier 4 – Making Progress on imple- mentation) , Chick Fil-A, Sanderson Farms (Tier 5 – On the business agenda but limited evidence of implementation) and Guangdong Wens Foodstuff Group (Tier 6 – no evidence business on the welfare agenda).


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Ambitions are key in chasing animal welfare. Globally, Kraft Heinz is switch- ing to using only cage-free eggs across all of its operations by 2025 and in Europe, its goal is to achieve 100% free-range by 2020.


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