11. Can businesses close the ambition-action gap on animal welfare?

The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) ranks 149 leading food companies, including many in the hospitality and foodservice sector, on their policies, practices and performance. This year’s report highlights pockets of good progress, including a UK-led reduction in reliance on animal-sourced foods, yet overall food companies are struggling to match ambition with action on farm animal welfare. In this week’s episode, Nick Hughes speaks with Nicky Amos from the consultancy Chronos, which oversees the BBFAW, to drill down into the key results for the UK foodservice sector, explore current barriers to change and hear why a lack of investment in animal welfare should be viewed as a systemic risk to the future food industry.