2009 Good Egg Awards announced
Some of Britain's top companies received a Compassion in World Farming Good Egg Award at The House of Commons last night (14 May) for committing to ditch the battery cage egg in favour of eggs from free-range, organic or barn kept hens.
Now in its third year, The Good Egg Awards have been developed by Compassion in World Farming, the farm animal welfare charity to celebrate companies that have committed to freeing millions of hens from a life of suffering in battery cages. Sales of free range and barn kept eggs made up 61% of the 700 million pound UK retail shell egg industry from August 2007 to August 2008.
The UK winner who received Good Egg Awards are as follows:
Birkbeck, University of London, John Lewis
BBC, Little Chef
Booths, Midlothian District Council
British Library, New Forest District Council
Bristol Zoo, Orange
Loupe Group (includes Cargo, Camino and Big Chill restaurants) Oxford Brookes University Premier Bakeries
Channel 4, Quakers Friends House
Debenhams, Quorn (Premier Foods)
Derbyshire County Council, Royal Brompton Hospital
East Ayrshire Council, Royal Marsden Hospital, London
Farnborough Sixth Form College, Starbucks Coffee Company UK
Fox's Biscuits (Northern Foods), Thamesbrook Nursing and Residential
Harbour & Jones Ltd (supplies Channel 5, Home
St.Paul's Cathedral, Royal Society and RADA, Tossed
Havant Borough Council, University of Sussex
Higgidy Pies, University of Winchester
Imperial College, Virgin Trains
Isle of Wight District Council, Walkers, Shortbread Ltd
Compassion in World Farming's chief executive, Philip Lymbery said: "Our spread of winners this year really demonstrates that the European food industry is taking this issue seriously.
"We've got companies from all sectors making a move to cage-free eggs, including the catering operations of public bodies, hospitals and universities. They are clearly responding to what they think consumers want and are doing what's best for the future of their business."
Words: Maria Bracken
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