REG - Hilton Food Grp Plc - Strategic partnership with Country Foods Pte Ltd

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20/12/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 2379K  Hilton Food Group PLC  20 December 2022

 

 

 

20th December 2022

 

 

Hilton Food Group plc

 

Hilton Foods enters South East Asia through strategic partnership with Country
Foods Pte Ltd

 

Hilton Food Group plc ("Hilton Foods" or the "Group"), the leading
international multi-protein food business, is pleased to announce the
formation of a long-term strategic collaboration in Singapore with Country
Foods Pte Ltd. ("CF" or "Country Foods").

 

Country Foods, a wholly owned subsidiary of SATS, Asia's leading provider of
food solutions and gateway services, is one of Singapore's largest food
importers, distributors and manufacturers. This collaboration between Hilton
Foods and Country Foods, which begins in Q1 2023, will provide Singaporeans
the opportunity to purchase high quality, good value protein products produced
from Hilton's global manufacturing sites, including: seafood, slow cooked
meats and Australian beef, lamb and pork products.

 

The collaboration will also see Hilton Services, a division of Hilton Food
Group, provide proprietary technology products and support from their world
class model of sustainable, highly automated manufacturing and logistics
practices. This collaboration will help Country Foods increase its product
traceability efforts, execute sustainable packaging solutions, and improve
efficiency.

 

For Hilton Foods, the partnership provides access to established channels and
countries already supplied by Country Foods, expanding Hilton's global reach
to more consumers. The strategic collaboration between the two businesses
will deliver new levels of manufacturing and product excellence in Country
Foods' existing sites coupled with ongoing joint exploration for future new
manufacturing opportunities.

 

Phillip Heffer, Hilton Foods Group CEO, commented:

"This long-term, strategic collaboration with Country Foods is another step
forward in our plan to grow our global footprint and diversify our business
across Asia and internationally.

"With our extensive range of red meat, seafood, sous vide, vegan and
vegetarian products, we are well placed to cater for the growing demand for
high quality, affordable protein products in Singapore and beyond.

"We are looking forward to providing Country Foods with the technology,
service and range of quality products which Hilton Foods is known for, drawing
on our scale, experience and supply chain expertise."

 

For further information please contact:

 

 Hilton Food Group plc                   Tel: +44 (0) 1480 387214
 Philip Heffer, Chief Executive Officer

 Matt Osborne, Chief Financial Officer

 Headland Consultancy                    Tel: +44 (0) 20 3805 4822
 Edward Young
 Will Smith
 Joanna Clark

 

Notes

 

About Hilton Foods

Hilton Food Group plc is a leading international multi-protein producer,
serving customers and retail partners across the world with high quality meat,
seafood, vegan and vegetarian foods and meals. We are a business of over 6,000
employees, operating from 24 technologically advanced food processing, packing
and logistics facilities across 19 markets in Europe, Asia Pacific and North
America. For almost thirty years, our business has been built on dedicated
partnerships with our customers and suppliers, many forged over several
decades, and together we target long-term, sustainable growth and shared
value. We supply our customers with high quality, traceable, and assured food
products, with high standards of technical excellence and expertise.

 

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