Turnover and pre-tax profits both increased at John West Foods during its latest financial year, according to newly-released documents.
The Liverpool-headquartered company has reported a turnover of £171.5m for the 12 months to December 31, 2020, up from the £165.9m it achieved during the same period in 2019.
Its pre-tax profits also increased from £8.5m to £9.3m.
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The business was founded in 1857 and produces canned salmon and tuna, as well as mackerel, sardine, herring, brisling, anchovies and shellfish.
It is currently owned by Thai Union Group of Thailand after being acquired in 2010.
A statement signed off by the board said: "Turnover from continuing operations increased by 3.4% during the year, reflecting improved product mix on slightly higher volumes sold.
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"Margins were slightly lower year on year due to higher raw material costs.
"12% of turnover was to countries outside of the United Kingdom (2019: 14%). During the year the business continued its policy of launching new, innovative products into the 海角视频 market.
"The directors do not expect the Covid-19 epidemic to materially affect future performance.
"Like many other fast-moving consumer goods companies, the company experienced a significant increase in demand for John West-branded products during the lockdown period and the company continued to trade successfully."