Yeast in China - AB Mauri-Associated British Foods

AB Mauri is the international yeast and bakery ingredients division of Associated British Foods plc.? With a major presence in the most significant bakery markets around the world, AB Mauri operates from 50 production sites in 28 countries.

AB Mauri is a technology leader in bakers yeast, bread improvers, dough conditioners and bakery mixes.

AB Mauri operations in China are involved in the production of yeast, fresh compressed yeast, high activity instant dry yeast, bakery ingredients, and speciality wet ingredients such as pan release agents, cake and sponge emulsifiers and speciality bakery flavours and colours, margarines & shortenings.

AB Mauri has a comprehensive distribution network throughout China.? Further, China offers an excellent regional base to export our products to East Asia (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia), Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands), the United States of America, and the CIS.

Year	Company	Operations
1985	Meishan Mauri Yeast Co.	Wet & dry yeast; dry bakery ingredients
1992	Harbin Mauri Yeast Co.	Wet & dry yeast; dry bakery ingredients
1994	Hebei Mauri Food Co.	Wet & dry yeast
1996	Yantai Mauri Yeast Co.	Wet & dry yeast
1996	Panyu Mauri Food Co.	Wet & dry bakery ingredients
2003	Xinjiang Mauri Food Co.	Wet & dry yeast
2003	AB Mauri Shanghai Co.	Fats & oils products for bakery and industrial segments
2003	Qingdao Xinghua Cereal Oil Foodstuff Co	Flour mill & noodle plant
2006	AB Mauri (Beijing) Food Sales and Marketing Company Limited	Major in wholesaling yeast, bakery ingredients, bread and steamed bread improver, diary product, fats and oil, food additives wholesale(packing), import and export, commission agency, providing marketing, business consultant, after service.

Our yeast business has been operating in China since 1985; it was one of the first Australian companies to make successful inroads into joint venture operations in China.? As of December 2006 our businesses employ more than 1,000 people (FTE's) with operations that cover the country from south to north and east to west.