Talk:Associated British Foods plc

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British Sugar (bought in 1991) is a substantial business within ABF. It has operations in the UK, Poland, China and Southern Africa which process some 4 million tonnes of sugar annually. It is recognised as the most efficient sugar producer in Europe and has a proven ability to create value through improvement in agricultural yields, operational efficiencies, co-product development, marketing and product innovation. A number of its operations are already successful joint ventures. It has world class production facilities and technical expertise. Wissington in Norfolk is the largest and most efficient beet sugar factory in the world and is the site for the UK’s first bioethanol plant.

AB Agri (Associated British Agriculture) is the UK’s largest and most successful agri business supplying technology driven products, including animal feeds, and services to improve agricultural efficiency. Its products are sold worldwide and it has established a successful feed manufacturing business in China. Its KW Trident business is the UK’s market leader in the sourcing, development and marketing of food, drink and energy industry co-products. Co-product feeds are a developing part of livestock feeding and KW Trident are at the forefront of this development.

Frontier Agriculture is the UK's leading grain marketer and supplier of agricultural inputs. It operates from 36 sites in the UK and has a revenue of £650m. Frontier was formed in 2005, through the merger of Allied Grain and Banks Cargill Agriculture, and is owned in equal shares by ABF and Cargill. Frontier works closely with farmers to advise on crop selection and agronomy to manage for optimum yield and quality. It offers farmers a unique opportunity to grow for specific markets with contracts tailored to suit them. An understanding of the whole supply chain enables Frontier