The international hot beverages business comprises Twinings, the world’s leader in speciality teas and infusions, and Ovaltine, the largest producer of malt-based beverages in Europe and Thailand. The UK’s leading, authentic Indian cuisine brand, Patak’s, has been combined with our pan-oriental foods brand, Blue Dragon, to create a retail ‘world foods’ business. This is complemented by Westmill Foods’ leading presence in the supply of ethnic foods to the UK ethnic wholesale channel. In the growing ‘better for you’ category, Ryvita and Jordans have developed a strong position in healthy snacking. Allied Bakeries is a leading UK bread supplier with the well known brands: Kingsmill, Burgen, Allinson and Sunblest. George Weston Foods is Australia’s second largest grocery company whose wide range of grocery brands includes Tip Top and Noble Rise bakery products and Don, KR Castlemaine and Watsonia smallgoods. ACH has a strong portfolio of grocery brands in the Americas. Mazola is the leading corn oil in the US and Capullo the leading premium vegetable oil in Mexico. ACH also has strong positions in herbs and spices, sauces, corn syrup, starch and yeast for home baking. |