Hoads Farm awarded for contribution to farm animal welfare

Hoads Farmhas been awarded a Good Egg Award by Compassion in World Farmingin recognition of its commitment to laying hen welfare.

Compassion's Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards recognise food companies that are making it their policy to produce and source higher welfare eggs, meat and dairy produce.

Compassion has run its flagship scheme, the Good Egg Award, since 2007 to celebrate organisations that source only cage-free eggs.The programme has now expanded to include the Good Chicken Award, launched in 2010, the Good Dairy Award in 2011 and the Good Pig Award in 2012.

Over 287 million hens, chickens, pigs and dairy cows and calves are now set to benefit each year as a result of award winners' policies.

Adrian Potter, a Director at Hoads Farm: ""We are delighted to have received the Good Farm Animal Welfare Award from Compassion in World Farming.

"We remain committed to putting animal welfare at the forefront of our business, by only ever selling higher welfare free range eggs and providing the best environment for our hens."

Tracey Jones, Director of Food Business at Compassion in World Farming said: "It is so great to see Hoads Farm taking animal welfare into consideration as part of their sourcing policy. Higher welfare produce isn't just the responsibility of the large corporations, but something that can be achieved at all levels. Well done to Hoads Farm - keep up the good work!"

Established in 1978, Hoads Farm is a producer and packer of Lion quality Free Range eggs based in the South-East. The Company recently completed work on its new state-of-the-art packing centre and grading facilities at Broad Oak, East Sussex. In addition to its own high standards, all of Hoads Farm's eggs are produced under the BEIC Lion Quality and RSPCA Freedom Foods Welfare standard.

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For further information about Hoads Farm, please contact Rory ffoulkes at Lexicon PR, tel +44 (0)1943 830 626 or emailrffoulkes@lexiconpr.com

For further information on the Awards or the Food Business Team, please contact Jon Bennett, tel +44 1483 521 952 mob 07584 683485oremailjon.bennett@ciwf.org

Compassion in World Farming's Food Business Team:

• Compassion in World Farming's Food Business team engages with Europe's leading food companies, inspiring progress through prestigiousawardsand supporting products and initiatives which represent tangible benefits for farm animals. We also encourage higher-welfare food purchasing in the public sector.
  

• Through our Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards programme we reward companies that are committing to implementing policy changes and making progress in their sourcing of meat, eggs and dairy produce by working collaboratively with us to meet a specific set of awards criteria.

• Over 287 million animals are set to benefit each year as a result of our Good Awards winners' policies.

• To find out more about the work of the Food Business team, visit www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com.