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Great recognition of Hilton Foods Seachill in Tesco’s recent blog on crustacean welfare.🦐   Last year, we were one of the first companies in our industry to publish an animal welfare policy dedicated to crustaceans. Since then, we’ve taken our commitment even further, extending our target to remove eye-stalk ablation (removal) across the whole Hilton Foods business. Going forward, all our prawns will come from ablated-free broodstock (used for breeding).   Our partnerships across the supply chain are driving positive change, raising standards and ensuring better welfare practices throughout the industry.   Read Tesco’s blog on the dedicated work in crustacean welfare here🦀: https://lnkd.in/evK-creh   #HiltonFoodsSustainability #Sustainability #AnimalWelfare #Crustaceans #Seafood #HiltonFoods

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From October, all Waitrose & Partners pork mince, steaks, chops and joints will be free-range, with a commitment to make all of their own-brand British pork free-range by 2027. Alongside this, the welfare rating label, shown in the image, will be included on all Waitrose pork products to help their customers make informed decisions, and Waitrose continue to call for stronger meat labelling legislation in the UK. Read more: https://bit.ly/4mD7wOL Compassion in World Farming - Food Business Philip Lymbery

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Scotland-based agritech manufacturer Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) is set to begin building the world’s largest vertical farm, the GigaFarm, in Dubai. Food Ingredients First speaks with IGS CEO Andrew Lloyd about the project’s circular model and its potential to be replicated in urban areas worldwide. #foodinnovation #sustainability #agriculture #foodsecurity #foodtechnology Reported by Louis Gore-Langton. Click the link in the comments to read the full article 👇

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Dutch retailer will not accept new products with lowest health score The Dutch retailer Dirk van de Broek announced that they will not accept new products with the lowest health score on the Nutriscore label. It is only about new products and only for their own brand but still it is a significant step. https://lnkd.in/eveMkRMT Lidl Great Brittan announced a combined health and environmental label. This label will only be available for products that fulfill the criteria and not on all products like with Nutriscore: https://lnkd.in/euheM7_P. European retailers continue to be very active in providing more (integral) labels to support consumer choice. #Ecolabel #Healthlabel

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One of our environmental crops customers in the Cotswolds recently shared an update on their environmental mixes, and it's fantastic to see their hard work paying off in what has been a challenging year for grey partridge broods. 🌱🐦 They used several mixtures compliant with the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Countryside Stewardship actions, including Interreg Grey Partridge Mix, our Sanctuary Mix and our Take-Off Mix to create a diverse habitat of multi-seasonal crops. Despite facing challenges and the dry weather limiting insects for broods, this turned into a fantastic example of how to best utilise our mixes within Stewardship to provide wildlife supporting habitats. #Conservation #SustainableFarmingIncentive #CountrysideStewardship #GreyPartridge #FarmWildlife

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Waste management company Biffa has fully acquired UK-based bottle manufacturer and PET recycler Esterform. Through the acquisition, Biffa is merging its PET recycling operations with Esterform ahead of the UK’s introduction of a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in 2027. The terms of the deal were… Biffa Esterform Packaging Ltd

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