Assessment of Hilton Food Group plc.

ASSESSMENT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The assessment is done to focus on the Food & Beverage industry in UK. It laid
emphasis on the well- known company which is facing a rapid success from the year of
establishment in 1994. The Hilton Food Group plc. had attained a great success till then and is
still continuing to achieve the greater heights of success. Its organisational structure and
management are described in the report along with the ways in which it is governed. It also
focussed on the boards of directors along with the year of their appointment. The significant of
PESTEL analysis was also evaluated. At the end, the impact of the PESTEL factors on the Hilton
Group was also laid emphasis which can help the company to increase its overall profitability
and progress.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
Ways in which company is structured and governed..................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
Significance of PESTEL Analysis for a business organisation...................................................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
PESTEL Analysis of Hilton Food Group plc..............................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Business Management deals in managing the coordination and organisation of various
activities of business such as planning, leading, monitoring etc. in order to achieve business or
organisational goals. But it cannot be achieved by only the input and the feedback, the external
factors play the equal role in enhancing the progress of the companies (Valta and et.al., 2016).
The report is focussed on the Hilton Food Group plc. which is in UK and has its subsidiaries in
various countries of the world. It is the leading specialist in the packing of food which does its
business internationally by supplying its products to major international retailers. The history and
the overview of the company will be highlighted followed by its organisational structure and
management. Furthermore, the importance of PESTEL factors will also be highlighted by
carrying out the PESTEL analysis for Hilton Food group plc.
TASK 1
Ways in which company is structured and governed
(A) History and Overview of the Company
Hilton Food Group plc. is the leading specialist in the business of food packing which
also supplies its products to the major international food retailers like Tesco, Rimi, Denmark,
Woolworths etc. The business of Hilton was established in the year 1994 with the main aim to
set up and operate packing facility of beef and lamb central meat in Huntingdon, England. Hilton
has faced a rapid success from the year of establishment and has now about 6 factories across
Europe. It also had developed its two joint ventures in order to sell its products in majority of the
supermarkets in 14 European countries and Australia (History of Hilton Food Group, 2020).
In the year when Hilton was established, it supplied its products to the well-known retailer
company Tesco in UK. After that, it is expanding itself by introducing various factories in
Drogheda, Ireland, Vasteras, Sweden, Tychy, Poland and many more other central European
countries. In 2007, it floated on the main markets of London Stock Exchange with a premium
listing. After the plan to open up factories, it started establishing joint ventures collaboration with
Woolworths in Australia, Sonae which is the leading food retailer in Portuguese and with many
other leading companies.
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