Thai Union's John West Foods was named the Best Learning Initiators for Business Culture, and scored a near-win for the Best Small Organization for Business Culture award in the UK Business Culture Awards ceremony on Nov. 14.

The award recognizes initiatives in company culture that yield bottom-line results.

The Best Small Organization for Business Culture award was won by public relations and digital communications firm Cirkle.

The canned seafood giant reported a 58 percent increase in gross profit to £28 million (€31 million/$34.2 million) in 2018, while operating profit was up tenfold to £10.3 million (€11.4 million/$12.6 million).

The company's turnover went down 16 percent to £186 million (€207 million/$228 million) due to reduced sales in low-margin and loss-making products.