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Allied Milling and Baking is part of Associated British Foods (ABF).

Associated British Foods is divided into four broad business areas. These are Grocery; Primary food and agriculture; Ingredients, and Retail.

Grocery

ABF is a major international manufacturer of both branded and customer brand grocery products many of which are household names such as,  Kingsmill, Mazola, Ovaltine, Ryvita, Allinson, Patak's, Silver Spoon and Twinings.

Primary food & agriculture

ABF operates at the heart of the agricultural industries in the UK & Europe, Africa and China - predominantly in sugar production. Its total sugar output places it as the second largest producer in the world.

British Sugar is Europe's most efficient sugar producer and the sole processor of the UK sugar beet crop. AB Agri is an international UK business delivering products, technology and services to the food, drink and animal feed sectors.

In September 2006 the group acquired 51% of the African-based sugar company, Illovo Sugar Ltd.

Ingredients

ABF's Ingredients segment is totally focused on high added-value ingredients for food & non-food areas. AB Mauri is a global player in bakers yeast which is a market leader in US, South America and Asia. It also focuses on the specific needs of local bakery markets worldwide by supplying industrial bakeries, artisanal bakeries, hotel and food service outlets.

The sector also features a range of companies  that have strong market positions in cereal specialities, emulsifiers, enzymes, esters, extruded ingredients, lactose, speciality lipids, speciality powders, speciality flours, yeast extracts, protein concentrates & isolates (whey and milk protein).

Retail

ABF has a significant presence in High Street retailing through its fast-growing Primark value fashion and clothing chain, trading from 166 stores and 4.5 million sq ft of selling space in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Germany and Spain.

You can read more about ABF at it's website: http://www.abf.co.uk/