Food packer Hilton Food Group PLC (LON:HFG) has seen a steady pick-up in business in the second half of the year.
UK sales have grown due to the acquisition of Seachill, which is now supplying shellfish to Tesco and will provide Waitrose with coated fish from next March.
Elsewhere, Central Europe and Australia are doing well, Denmark is flat while Holland and Sweden are below last year.
Hilton recently set up a joint venture in vegetarian products with Dutch group Dalco and is on the look-out for more investment opportunities.