Associated British Foods is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group with global sales of £6.8 billion and 85000 employees in 43 countries.

Our overall aim is to achieve strong, sustainable leadership positions in markets that offer potential for profitable growth. We look to achieve this through a combination of growth of existing businesses, acquisition of complementary new businesses and achievement of high levels of operating efficiency.

The group is one of Europe's largest food companies with a wide range of successful brands and products in the food sector, and an increasingly strong presence in advanced research and technology. A significant supplier of branded and non-branded grocery products and a leading textile retailer, we have significant businesses across the world.