Invest in Hilton Foods: the UK’s delicious food supplier

Sometimes best opportunities not in the most glamorous state sectors but in lesser-known but still important industries. Take food supply chain management, for example. It may not be a sector you think about every day, but without it supermarkets will not be able to source, store and sell the wide range of available food products, and their customers will not be able to store them until they are needed. One UK company that has made a name for itself in this area is Hilton Food Group (LSE: HFG).

Hilton Foods’ business involves sourcing, processing and packaging food products which are then sold in many of the UK’s major supermarkets, including Tesco, Morrisons and Waitrose. Although the company’s core business is meat, Hilton has expanded its range of activities over the past few years, using acquisitions to expand its seafood operations, for example. It has also strengthened its presence in the growing region vegetarian foodas well as in ready-made dishes.