Restaurants named good businesses by the RSPCA
Ethically minded restaurants have scooped awards at this year's RSPCA Good Business Awards for animal welfare.
The awards were presented at the Natural History Museum and were judged by independent panels of industry experts based on criteria set out by the charity.
The Norway Inn based in Truro won the award for Independent Restaurant and fast-food giant McDonald's won the title for Restaurant Chain.
Restaurant Alimentum, Cambridge was also recognised for innovation and commitment to change.
David Bowles, RSPCA Head of External Affairs said: "We congratulate all the winners for setting a higher standard for animal welfare in their respective industries, and flying the flag for what is ethically right.
"The RSPCA now wants to see their examples being followed by other companies in the UK. Consumers are now more demanding than ever about the provenance of the products they buy, and companies need to shape up to meet these demands."
Winner and nominees in the Restaurant Chain category:
For its commitment to use free range whole eggs in restaurants across Europe, a pledge that all egg ingredients in products in UK restaurants were free range by September of this year, and the implementation of a poultry round table to determine a long term strategic approach to the humane killing of chickens.
Leon (London): Finalist
For placing animal welfare at the heart of its ethos and marketing strategy, through serving well sourced food and using higher welfare meat, eggs and dairy produce, and Freedom Food labelled farmed salmon.
Loch Fyne Restaurants: Finalist
For extending its higher welfare and sustainability approach from fish through to its use of eggs and dairy produce.
Winner and nominees in the Independent Restaurant category:
The Norway Inn, Truro, Cornwall: Winner
For its commitment to higher welfare and strong traceability policy - the farmers who supply the animal produce are highlighted on the menu.
Restaurant Alimentum, Cambridge: Finalist and Winner, Innovation Award
For its use of free range animal bones in all stock, as well as use of organic meat that has been reared to higher welfare standards.
Harbour Lights Fish & Chip Restaurant, Falmouth, Cornwall: Finalist
For its commitment to selling fish from sustainable stocks, and its work in encouraging others in the industry to look at their own ethical policies.
Percy's Country Hotel & Restaurant, Virginstow, Devon: Finalist
For promoting animal welfare on its website, initiating inspections of suppliers' farms, stopping using fish it was concerned had been caught when gravid, and the use of eggs from its own humanely reared hens.
The Swan Inn, Inkpen, Hungerford, Berkshire: Finalist
For its impressive welfare credentials - beef is supplied by its own organic farm, and all cattle are reared and killed humanely.
Words: Clare Riley
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