Hilton Food said pressure from tight consumer spending and high meat prices are expected to continue in Europe over the rest of 2013, but the company sees full-year profit in line with its expectations.
Pretax profit rose marginally to 12.95 million pounds ($20.36 million) for the 28 weeks ended July 14 from 12.53 million pounds a year earlier.
Revenue rose about 9 percent to 593.8 million pounds. ()
Hilton Food, which counts retailers such as Tesco, Ahold and Coop Danmark among its customers, generates more than 90 percent of its revenue from western Europe and warned in January of constrained consumer spending in the region.
The British retailer, which formed a joint venture with Australia's largest supermarket chain Woolworths Ltd in January, said initial start-up costs in the country reduced operating profit by 3.8 percent.
It also said last month that the joint venture would set up a new meat processing facility in southeastern Australia.
Pretax profit rose marginally to 12.95 million pounds ($20.36 million) for the 28 weeks ended July 14 from 12.53 million pounds a year earlier.
Revenue rose about 9 percent to 593.8 million pounds. ()
Hilton Food, which counts retailers such as Tesco, Ahold and Coop Danmark among its customers, generates more than 90 percent of its revenue from western Europe and warned in January of constrained consumer spending in the region.
The British retailer, which formed a joint venture with Australia's largest supermarket chain Woolworths Ltd in January, said initial start-up costs in the country reduced operating profit by 3.8 percent.
It also said last month that the joint venture would set up a new meat processing facility in southeastern Australia.
