Associated British Foods

Associated British Foods plc () is a britainic multinational company of food sale. This company arrives at a sales turnover of £ 6.0 billions, with 75.000 employees divided in 46 countries. Its head office is located at London, capital of the England. It also forms part of the company FTSE 100.

History

Associated British Foods plc was developed by the Canadian businessman W. Garfield Weston, with the assistance of its company Nord-Américaine George Weston Ltd.. ABF (that is to say Associated British Foods) there was included in 1935. It was first of all creates as an industrial bakery, which was the first to try out the sale of bread cut out of discs towards the Années 1930. This company also included the subsidiary companies British Sugar plc (bought in 1991), Allied Millets, Allied Grain and Abitec Corporation. The company Primark (called Penney in Irish Republic), retailer Discount of clothing, also belongs to him. The marks belonging to ABF and its subsidiary companies (see below) are: Allison, Sunblest and Kingsmill bread, Silver Spoon, Ovaltine, Ryvita, Mazola oil and Twinings tea.

After the death of the founder W. Garfield in 1978, its direction was entrusted to his/her Garry son. While Garry maintained ABF like a European reference on sale food, its growth was stopped by the phenomenal performance of George Weston Ltd. George G. Weston de British Westons was named director of the company as of on April 1st 2005.

The company in the past had by the mark Burtons Cookies forms now part of the company Burtons Foods.

In May 2007, ABF acquired of the company Patak' S Indian Food.

Associated marks

Allinson
Kingsmill
Mazola oil
Ovaltine
Ryvita
Silver Spoon
Sunblest
Twinings
Patak' S

Subsidiary companies

Abitec Corporation
Allied Grain
Allied Millets
British Sugar plc - bought in 1991
G Costa
Primark - known under the name Penneys in Irish Republic)

See too

Biobutanol

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