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Ingredients

Our Ingredients businesses are leaders in yeast and bakery ingredients as well as in specialty ingredients for the food, human and animal nutrition, pharmaceutical and various other industries.

£2,134m

Revenue

£233m

Adjusted operating profit

Yeast and bakery ingredients

We have a global yeast and bakery ingredients business, AB Mauri, with well-established market positions in the Americas, Europe and Asia. We sell our products to customers in over 100 countries, operating from 52 plants across 32 countries and we have over 5,300 employees. 

We work with industrial and craft bakers to develop leading yeast solutions and bakery ingredients that are right for the needs of their local markets. We are a technology leader in bakery ingredients, supplying a range of products including bread improvers, dough conditioners and bakery mixes and concentrates for bread, cake and dough products. In addition to bakers’ yeast, we supply specialty yeast products and associated technologies to the alcoholic beverage and bioethanol markets.

Mauri ANZ

Mauri ANZ is an ingredient company with production and milling capacity in Australia and New Zealand. Our product portfolio includes a range of flour products, yeast and bakery ingredients, as well as animal feed mixes.

New Food Coatings

We have a 50% ownership in New Food Coatings, one of the leading suppliers of customised breaders, batters, seasonings, sauces and functional ingredients to the food manufacturing and food service markets across Australia, New Zealand and south east Asia.

Specialty ingredients

We have a portfolio of specialty ingredients businesses, ABFI, that use science and technology to create value-added, innovative ingredients to serve the food and beverage, health and nutrition and pharmaceutical industries, as well as markets such as animal feed and certain industrial segments. We use platforms such as enzymes and other industrial biotechnology, precision extraction and synthetic chemistry. 

We have almost 1,400 employees and serve customers in more than 50 countries from manufacturing and R&D facilities in 15 countries across Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific.

In food and beverage, we develop ingredients and solutions that support product innovation. In health and nutrition, we develop ingredients that provide a health benefit in dietary supplements and functional food. In the pharmaceutical market, we produce antacids, excipients, adjuvants and delivery systems that enter the formulation of drugs.

ABFI is comprised of AB Enzymes, Ohly, ABFI Health & Nutrition, ABITEC Corp, SPI Pharma and PGP International.

Our Ingredients businesses and brands

AB Mauri

AB Mauri

AB Mauri operates globally in both yeast and bakery ingredient production with 52 plants, operations in 32 countries and sales in over 100 countries, supporting and enabling the world's bakers, both small and large, across craft/artisan and industrial.

AB Mauri website
ABF Ingredients

ABF Ingredients

A specialty ingredients world leader, offering innovative, differentiated and value-added products to the food, health and nutrition, pharmaceutical, animal health and industrial sectors. Comprising a group of companies operating under their own identities: ABbiotek Health (microbiome modulating ingredients), AB Enzymes (enzymes), ABITEC Corp. (specialty lipids and surfactants), Fytexia (polyphenol-based active nutrients), Ohly (yeast extracts and culinary powders), PGP International (extruded ingredients and specialty flours) and SPI Pharma (pharmaceutical excipients and drug delivery systems).

ABF Ingredients website
ABbiotek Health

ABbiotek Health

ABbiotek Health is a dynamic life sciences company. We supply the pharma, medical nutrition, food, nutraceutical and pet care markets with specialised microbiome modulating solutions using fermentation technology involving bacteria, yeasts and enzymes.

ABbiotek Health
AB Enzymes

AB Enzymes

AB Enzymes is an industrial biotech company specialised in enzymes and their applications in focused markets, offering quality products. Our products range from food grade enzymes for baking and fruit juice processing, grains and vegetable oil seeds processing, to enzymes for animal feed and technical applications: pulp and paper, textiles and laundry detergents.

AB Enzymes website
ABITEC

ABITEC

ABITEC is a global leader in the development and manufacture of specialty lipids and surfactants for the pharmaceutical, nutritional, and specialty markets. We deliver the highest quality solutions in solubilization, emulsification and lubrication. Our first-class ISO certified facilities are committed to manufacturing products with outstanding quality control beyond cGMP regulations.

ABITEC website
Fytexia

Fytexia

Fytexia is a life sciences company specialising in the development of scientifically-supported active nutrients for healthcare products. Our team of experts partner with a global network of researchers to deliver functional ingredients for the improvement of human health and wellbeing, targeting non-communicable diseases.

Fytexia website
Ohly

Ohly

Ohly is one of the world’s leading suppliers of yeast extracts, yeast based flavours and culinary powders for the food, biotechnology, health and animal feed markets globally. We offer a wide range of yeast derivates such as yeast extracts, inactive dry yeast, yeast cell wall, probiotic yeast and autolysed yeast, based on baker’s and torula yeast.

Ohly Website
PGP International

PGP International

PGP International specialises in developing and producing extruded ingredients, pea protein, soy crisps, rice flours and gluten free products in a variety of shapes, sizes and textures. Our products are used by manufacturers globally who are committed to nutrition and food quality.

PGP International website
SPI Pharma

SPI Pharma

SPI Pharma provides the innovative solutions our global pharmaceutical and nutritional customers need to succeed. We help to solve the most challenging formulation problems- efficiently, cost-effectively, and with a focus on service. Our product lines include Antacid Actives, Excipients, Drug Delivery Systems, Taste-Masking, Vaccine Adjuvants and Drug Development Services.

SPI Pharma website


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