Founded in 1935 and headquartered in London, the UK, Associated British Foods PLC (ABF) is a multinational food and retail group that operates in 50 countries across Africa, the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe. The group operates under five business segments: Agriculture, Grocery, Ingredients, Retail (Primark) and Sugar. The Agriculture segment supplies farm performance services, animal feed, specialty ingredients and supplements to farms, feed manufacturers, food producers and retailers. The Grocery segment provides baked goods, bread, cereals, corn and cooking oil, milled flour, meat and other products. The Ingredients segment manufactures and supplies enzymes, animal nutrition, lipids and surfactants, as well as related services to industrial sectors. The Sugar segment produces a range of food, feeds, fuels and other products from sugar cane, sugar beet and wheat. Primark, ABF’s retail segment, operates in the value fashion sector, with stores located in 16 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, the UK and the US. Its product portfolio includes accessories, beauty, footwear, housewares and apparel products for children, men and women.