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Group at a glance The group operates through strategic business segments: Sugar & Agriculture; Retail; Grocery and Ingredients. £2,134m Revenue £186m Adjusted operating profit 2 6% % of total revenue Sugar & Agriculture Sugar, Europe British Sugar’s UK beet sugar factories produce over one million tonnes of sugar annually. Its factory in Poland is that country’s largest, producing more than 200,000 tonnes of sugar annually. Sugar, China We have majority interests in four cane sugar factories in Guangxi Province and 12 beet sugar operations in the north east of the country. Continuous investment has raised annual sugar production to more than 750,000 tonnes. Sugar, southern Africa Illovo is Africa’s largest sugar producer with agricultural and production facilities in six countries. Annual sugar output is 1.8 million tonnes produced from 5.5 million tonnes of sugar cane. Agriculture AB Agri sells animal feeds and feed micro-ingredients to farmers and purchases grain and oilseeds from them. It has facilities in the UK and China and markets products in over 40 countries worldwide. Retail Primark Primark is a major value retail group employing over 25,500 people. It operates stores in the UK, Ireland and Spain. Targeted at the fashion conscious under 35s, Primark offers customers high-quality merchandise at value for money prices, backed by its service promise. Primark prides itself on its loyal customer base. Buying and merchandising teams in Reading (UK) and Dublin (Republic of Ireland) travel internationally to source and buy up-to-the-minute fashion items that best reflect each season’s key fashion trends. Primark’s range of departments includes womenswear, lingerie, childrenswear, menswear, footwear, accessories, hosiery and homeware. £1,933m Revenue £233m Adjusted operating profit 24% % of total revenue 2 // Associated British Foods Annual Report and Accounts 2008
Grocery Hot beverages and sugar and sweeteners Twinings and Ovaltine comprise our global hot beverages business. We are market leaders in UK sugar with Silver Spoon and Billington’s. Vegetable oils In the US, Mazola is the leader in premium corn oil. In Mexico, Capullo leads the premium canola oil sector. Bread, baked goods and cereals We produce Jordans cereals in the UK and leading bakery brands, Kingsmill, Ryvita, Tip Top and Noble Rise in the UK and Australia. £3,254m Revenue £194m Adjusted operating profit 40% % of total revenue World Foods World Foods comprises our authentic pan-Asian food brands, Patak’s and Blue Dragon. Herbs and spices We are a leading US producer of herbs and spices through the Tone’s, Spice Islands and Durkee brands. Meat and dairy In Australia we supply sausages, hams, salami and dairy products under strong regional brands. £842m Revenue £75m Adjusted operating profit 10% % of total revenue Ingredients Yeast and bakery ingredients AB Mauri operates globally in yeast and bakery ingredient production with 43 plants in 28 countries, supplying plant and artisanal bakers and the foodservice and wholesale channels. It is the technology leader in bread improvers, dough conditioners and bakery mixes. Speciality ingredients ABF Ingredients focuses on highvalue ingredients for food and non-food applications. It is an international supplier to plant and artisanal bakers and the foodservice and wholesale channels. The group has strong market positions in cereal specialities, enzymes, extruded ingredients, lactose, lipids, flours, yeast extracts and whey protein isolates and concentrates. Business review Our business in action Financial statements Associated British Foods Annual Report and Accounts 2008 // 3
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