Associated British Foods Company Description

Associated British Foods plc engages in the food, ingredients, and retail businesses in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.

It operates through Retail, Grocery, and Ingredients segments. The Retail segment is involved in buying and merchandising clothing and accessories through the Primark and Penneys retail chains, which offer women’s, men’s, and kidswear, as well as beauty, homeware, and accessories.

The Grocery segment offers hot beverages, sugar, vegetable oils, balsamic vinegars, bread and baked goods, cereals, international food and meat products to retail, wholesale, and foodservice businesses.

The Ingredients segment manufactures yeast and bakery ingredients; specialty ingredients focused on enzymes, procession extracts, health and nutrition; and pharmaceutical delivery systems.

The company was incorporated in 1934 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. Associated British Foods plc operates as a subsidiary of Wittington Investments Limited.

Associated British Foods plc

Country	United Kingdom
Founded	1934
Industry	Packaged Foods
Sector	Consumer Staples
Employees	138,000
CEO	George Weston

Contact Details

Address: Weston Centre London, W1K 4QY United Kingdom
Phone	44 20 7399 6500
Website	abf.co.uk

Stock Details

Ticker Symbol	ABF
Exchange	London Stock Exchange
Fiscal Year	October - September
Reporting Currency	GBP
ISIN Number	GB0006731235
SIC Code	2000

Key Executives

Name	Position
George Garfield Weston	Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Eoin Philip Tonge B Eng, B.E.	Executive Director
Joana Edwards	Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director
Sue Rachel Whalley	Chief People and Performance Officer
Paul Andrew Lister L.L.B.	Company Secretary
Lynne Walker	Director of Primark Cares
Katharine Stewart	Ethical Trade and Environmental Sustainability Director