Associated British Foods (ABF) Brands

Associated British Foods (ABF) is a diversified international food, ingredients, and retail group with operations across the globe. Founded in 1935 in the United Kingdom by Canadian businessman W. Garfield Weston, the company has grown through strategic acquisitions to become one of the largest food processing and retail entities in the world.

ABF operates across five main segments: Sugar, Agriculture, Retail (notably Primark), Grocery, and Ingredients. Its grocery division includes iconic household brands such as Twinings tea, Ovaltine, Ryvita, Kingsmill, and Mazola. Manufacturing takes place in dozens of countries, strategically located near raw materials or primary consumer markets to ensure supply chain efficiency.

As of the mid-2020s, the company remains under the significant influence of the Weston family through Wittington Investments. It is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. The organization is recognized for its massive scale in the global sugar industry and its dominant presence in high-street fashion through its Primark subsidiary.