Associated British Foods

Associated British Foods plc

Formerly	George Weston Holdings plc (1934–1994)[1]
Company type	Public
Traded as	LSE: ABF FTSE 100 Component
Industry	Food processing Retail
Founded	20 October 1935; 88 years ago (1935-10-20)
Founder	W. Garfield Weston
Headquarters	London, England, UK
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Michael McLintock (chair­person)  George G. Weston (CEO)
Products	Food ingredients
Revenue	£19.750 billion (2023)[2]
Operating income	£1.383 billion (2023)[2]
Net income	£1.068 billion (2023)[2]
Total assets	£18.844 billion (2023)[2]
Total equity	£11.193 billion (2023)[2]
Owner	Wittington Investments (54.5%)
Number of employees	133,000 (2024)[3]
Subsidiaries	AB Agri AB Mauri AB Sugar AB World Foods Allied Bakeries Allied Mills ACH Food Companies British Sugar Dorset Cereals Illovo Sugar Primark Wander AG
Website	abf.co.uk

Associated British Foods plc (ABF) is a British multinational food processing and retailing company headquartered in London, England.

Its ingredients division is the world's second-largest producer of both sugar and baker's yeast and a major producer of other ingredients including emulsifiers, enzymes and lactose.^[4] Its grocery division is a major manufacturer of both branded and private label grocery products and includes the brands Mazola, Ovaltine, Ryvita, Jordans, Kingsmill and Twinings.^[4] Its retail division, Primark, has some 384 stores across several countries, predominantly Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, and the UK.^[2] ACH Food Companies is an American subsidiary.

Associated British Foods is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.