ABF faces questions over bakery despite rising profits
Associated British Foods, the UK food giant, today (6 November) booked a set of robust annual results driven by diverse…
ByWould ABF quit UK bakery?
Associated British Foods, the UK food giant, today (6 November) booked a set of robust annual results driven by diverse parts of its business, from sugar to clothing retail. However, bakery, a sector that is central to ABF's history, remains a problem. Could these problems lead ABF to sell the business? Dean Best reports.
UK: Rising profits fail to buoy ABF shares
Shares in Associated British Foods dipped this morning (6 November) despite rising annual profits, as the UK group issued a…
UK: Cadbury loses, Warburtons gains in brand poll
The salmonella scandal that hit Cadbury Schweppes last year cost its flagship chocolate brand some GBP83m (US$169m) in lost sales,…
UK: Sugar to drive ABF growth as grocery suffers
Associated British Foods has insisted that full-year profits will be in line with expectations with rising earnings from its sugar…