Hilton Foods Regulatory News (HFG)

19 Jul 2007 07:00

Hilton Food Group PLC19 July 2007 HILTON FOOD GROUP plc Interim Results: Pre-close trading update Hilton Food Group plc ("Hilton"), the leading specialist meat-packing businesssupplying major international food retailers, today reports on trading for the28 weeks ended 15 July 2007. Trading for the period has been in line with management's expectations. Duringthe period under review, the additional factory unit at Huntingdon wassuccessfully completed and commissioned, increasing significantly Hilton'scapacity to meet future demand growth. Robert Watson, Chief Executive, commented: "We are pleased with progress in the first half of the year. The tradingenvironment across our European markets has been favourable and we expect to seea positive outcome for the full year, in line with market expectations" Hilton is intending to publish its interim results on Tuesday 25 September 2007. Contacts: Hilton Food Group Tel: +44 (0)1480 383333Robert Watson, Chief ExecutiveNigel Majewski, Finance Director Citigate Dewe Rogerson Tel: +44 (0)207 282 2889Tom Baldock This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange