GCAW aims to unite companies across the food industry to accelerate progress on key animal welfare issues, sharing best practice, research and resources to address systemic barriers to transitioning to higher welfare standards across all animal protein supply chains.
Nomad Foods is Europe’s leading frozen food manufacturing company and one of the largest in the world, with annual revenues of over $3 billion. Headquartered in the UK, the company operates in 22 markets, producing brands including Birds Eye, Goodfella’s, Findus and iglo. Wild caught fish is a major part of its business, as well as chicken and aquaculture products, plus pork and beef products.
Minerva Foods, one of the world's largest beef producers has also committed to the coalition and GCAW’s independent chair Brian Lindsay said in a press release: “I am pleased to welcome our new members, Minerva Foods and Nomad Foods to GCAW as we scale our ambitions to advance animal welfare standards globally. Minerva Foods’ insight into farming practices in South America and Nomad Foods’ speciality in frozen foods bring new dimensions to the Coalition’s knowledge base, workflows and discussions at priority species working groups. The more organisations we have collaborating in this space, the more we will be able to accelerate the identification of solutions to common challenges and, importantly, embed knowledge and impact in members’ value chains faster. I look forward to working with both new and existing members in our quest to elevate animal welfare standards.”
Alisha Anstee, group sustainability manager at Nomad Foods, commented: “Our mission at Nomad Foods is to serve the world with better food. This means incorporating animal welfare into the centre of how we source and produce our food from farm-to-fork. As we advance our work, GCAW provides a valuable platform to collaborate with likeminded peers to collectively improve the welfare of animals.”
Minerva Foods and Nomad Foods join existing members Aramark, Compass Group, Elior Group, Ikea, Kroger, Maple Leaf, Nestle, Sodexo, Starbucks, The Cheesecake Factory, Tyson Foods, Unilever and 2 Sisters Food Group. Collectively, GCAW member companies operate in 190 markets work with more than 60,000 suppliers and sell to over a billion consumers every day.
