UK confectionery and snacks firm Zetar has seen half-year sales jump almost 24%, the company said this morning (19 November).
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Zetar, which focuses on healthy snacks, said revenue for the six months to the end of October had exceeded GBP47m (US$96.3m), up from GBP38m a year earlier.
In a trading update, Zetar said the business was performing “in line” with expectations.
It added it is “evaluating” a number of potential opportunities for acquisitions in the UK and Europe.
When Zetar published its last annual results in July, chief executive Ian Blackburn said the company was looking to secure another domestic acquisition in the next year.
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By GlobalData“By the end of the next financial year, we aim to make one more acquisition, which, it is fair to say, would be UK-based,” Blackburn told just-food. “We will then focus our attention on finding something on the continent.”
