More variety on the plate, less impact on the planet

Our business is about getting healthy, sustainable protein to consumers.

Every year we help around 160 million people access high quality nutrition – and we want to make their choice even better, for their health and for the environment.
So we have set ourselves challenging targets for our products in our 2025 Sustainable Protein Plan, across three pillars.

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of the paper and board we use comes from certified sources
We are a signatory to the UK Plastic Pact and the European Plastics Pact and a member of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation
At Hilton Foods Seafood UK we have reduced our plastic use by around

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tonnes every year
by including 30% recycled coastal plastics

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%
of our packaging comes from recycled sources
We have removed

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million pads
from our UK meat trays by launching a first to market padless tray
We will ensure all our packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable
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and plastic content by 73% by implementing by implementing flow wrap technology at Hilton Foods Holland
Efficient regenerative food systems producing more accessible and nutritious proteins

We have a responsibility to make it easier for consumers to identify the most healthy and sustainable options so they can make better choices. And ethical and sustainable choices for both human health and the health of the planet are increasingly important to consumers.

We provide many ranges of affordable products with lower fat and salt content to help people to reduce these in their diets. And we continue to research and implement the science around the role that different proteins have in a balanced diet, which feeds into our new product development.

Our targets by 2025 are to:
  • Assess health and sustainability attributes of all of our proteins to provide consumers with the facts on their role in a diet that is healthy for us and the planet.
  • Double sales of plant based, vegetarian and flexitarian (vegetables added to products that were previously 100% meat or fish) products compared to a 2020 baseline.
Here are some of the things we've achieved so far:
  • Launched 60 new vegetarian and vegan products, including vegan bacon with Tesco
  • 5% increase in sales of vegetarian and vegan products since 2021
  • Milestone investment in CellAg, cultured meat producer in the UK
Developing a circular economy for packaging and actively bringing waste materials back into use across our full value chain

Our aim is to achieve circular recycling and minimising the footprint of packaging in its production and use. We achieve this through innovation, reducing the amount of packaging we use, making it easier for the consumer to recycle and by increasing the recycled content in our packaging. We also apply the same principle to the packaging used for our raw materials to ensure we are using the most sustainable packaging across our value chain.

Our targets by 2025 are to:
  • Reduce the weight of our plastic packaging whilst ensuring it remains fit for purpose.
  • All our retail packaging will be fully reusable, recyclable or compostable.
  • Drive demand for circular tray to tray recycling and actively prioritise the use of circular material.
  • Achieve a minimum of 50% average recycled content across all plastic packaging
Here are some of the things we've achieved so far:
  • Across Hilton Foods APAC business, 95% of packaging materials are now recyclable
  • Launch of preformed trays supplied at Hilton Foods Sweden and Hilton Foods Denmark which are made of 100% recycled plastic including 10% tray to tray content
  • Launch of products at Hilton Seafood UK with 30% recycled coastal plastics, removing 240 tonnes of plastic from the environment
Optimising food waste and use of packaging, energy and water across sites, supply chains, and in consumers’ homes

We want to minimise our use of resources and eliminate waste throughout our value chain, in support of UN SDG 7.2, including food and plastic waste within our own operations.

Our goals are to improve resource efficiency across our global operations and reduce waste across our full value chain.

And our target is to halve our own food waste by 2030 compared to 2019 and continue to publish food waste annually, in line with the Champions 12.3 commitment to deliver UNSDG 12.3.

Our targets by 2025 are to:
  • Improve energy efficiency in our facilities by at least 10% compared to a 2020 baseline
  • Improve water efficiency in our facilities by at least 10% compared to a 2020 baseline
  • Halve our factory generated food waste by 2030 compared to 2019 in line with the Champions 12.3 commitment to deliver UN SDG 12.3
Here are some of the things we've achieved so far:
  • 100% of purchased electricity at Hilton Foods UK, Hilton Seafood UK, Hilton Foods Ireland, Hilton Foods Central Europe, Dalco and Fairfax Meadow is from renewable sources
  • Installed 1.5MWp of additional solar generation at SoHi, expected to generate 2 GWh of clean energy every year
  • 600 tonnes of waste diverted from landfill by doubling the recycling rate of non-food waste across Hilton Foods APAC, versus 2021

Delivering a future-ready food system means we must think critically to address the complex interconnected issues; from climate and biodiversity, to resource use, and human rights.

Philip Heffer Chief Executive Officer
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of gas by optimising cleaning processes at our SOHI, Ireland and Zaandam sites.
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of electricity at our Huntingdon and Ireland facilities by optimising our vacuum systems.
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of electricity at our Huntingdon, Portugal and Ireland facilities through optimising our shift patterns and machinery use.
Of the electricity we use globally

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was from renewable sources in 2022.
We have reduced our electricity usage by

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by improving our compressed air systems.
We are measuring
and working to reduce our food waste at every site and reporting globally.
We are transitioning our refrigeration systems
away from fluorinated gases
We have saved

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By optimising our refrigeration systems at our Ireland, Huntingdon and Laforey Road, Grimsby facilities.
In 2021 we generated

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of solar electricity at our Heathwood, Grimsby, Huntingdon and the newly installed 1.5MWp array at our Portugal facility.
We have reduced our gas usage by

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at our Zaandam and Central European Facilities by installing systems to recover waste heat.