Meatpacker Hilton Food Group Sees Vegan & Vegetarian Product Sales Surge by 26%
UK meatpacker Hilton Food Group has reported that its sales of meatless products increased by 26% between 2019 and 2021. This compares to a growth rate of 14% for the company’s meat and seafood products. In 2019, Hilton became a 50% shareholder in Dutch plant-based producer Dalco in an attempt to diversify its protein offerings. Then, last September, the company fully acquired Dalco. The rise in plant-based sales helped Hilton’s total revenue rise to £3.3 billion last year, compared to £2.7 billion in 2020. “This has been a year of delivery and diversification,” said Hilton chief executive Philip Heffer. “Put simply, we want to offer all the proteins people want to put on their plates, in-home and out of home, not just in Europe and …