Hilton Food Group: Overview, Organizational Structure, and Pestle Analysis

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The report is about Hilton food group that operates in food industry to supply products and
services to number of supermarket chain so that needs of customers can be satisfied. It has
covered information related to organisational structure, executive and non executive directors or
the way company is effectively managed and governed so that objectives can be achieved. The
report has also described about importance of Pestle analysis and analysis macro business
environment of Hilton food group.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
A) Overview of company with its history...................................................................................4
B. Organizational structure of Hilton Food group Plc................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
Importance of Pestle analysis for business organization.............................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
Pestle analysis/ macro environment analysis..............................................................................8
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Business operates in environment which is ever changing or dynamic in nature so it become
complicated for manager to decided accurate action, steps or strategies that could be fruitful in
growth and success of organisation. Hilton food group is food packaging business that has its
headquarter in United Kingdom that delivered qualitative services to customers. This report is
based on Hilton food group and covered points related to its history, organisation structure and
governed. It also explained about importance of pestle analysis and enumerates several external
or macro environmental factors that impact adversely on growth and operation of business.
TASK 1
A) Overview of company with its history
Hilton food group is private limited company that was initially founded in 1994 as beef
and lamb central meet packaging facility in Huntingdon. Company sells its products and services
in number of supermarket that are situated in fourteen different countries of Europe. It is leading
international food packaging business supplying varieties of product to retailers such as Tesco
(Hilton, 2020). Company is rapidly expanding and growing its business operation like it have six
factories across Europe and two joint ventures that have contributed in enhancing profitability. It
has adapted business model that is capable of meeting customers’ requirements in various
countries.
History of Hilton food group
In 1994 it was initially established in Huntingdon to supply products to Tesco, then in 2002
it have open new factories in Ireland, Drogheda and Vasters. In 2008, expended supply breakfast
meat and 2013 it form joint venture with Woolworths in Australia and new supply agreement
with Tesco in United Kingdom. In 2016, Company have further extended its business operation
to take advantages of numerous opportunities such as increase range of pizza and launch of
Hilton food solution in UK. And finally in 2019, it has opened new facility in Brisbane, Australia
and form agreement to make investment of capital in Belgium in order to supply products and
services to Delhaize (History of Hilton Food Group, 2020). So, Hilton food group always grow
and expand its business by entering into international market and forming joint ventures with
local firms.