Tesco chilled seafood supplier Hilton Food Group -- the parent of Hilton Seafood UK, formerly trading as Seachill -- reported a strong start to the year, helped by consumer shifts from the pandemic and the rise in retail sales.

In a trading update published May 24 for the four months since Jan. 4, the company said it continued to be a beneficiary of the COVID-19 pandemic that has driven more at-home seafood and meat consumption.

Hilton Food Group is well placed in the current climate because it almost exclusively serves the retail sector, notably it's main customer -- UK giant Tesco.