Associated British Foods Plc (ABF)
Euromonitor International's company profile, Associated British Foods Plc (ABF) offers detailed strategic analysis of the company's business, examining its performance in the packaged food market. The report examines company shares by region and sector, brand portfolio and new product developments, market and distribution strategies, challenges from the competition and future prospects. Use it to understand opportunities and threats facing the business and the factors driving success .
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Chapters: 7 | Tables: 16 | Publication date: Feb 2008
Table of contents
STRATEGIC EVALUATION
SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
12 MONTH HIGHLIGHTS
2006-2007
PROSPECTS IN PACKAGED FOOD
CORE BUSINESSES
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
Taste for ethnic food set to grow and provide ABF with a tonic to developed market woes
Cereals expansion clever move by ABF
ABF needs to improve its emerging world profile but barriers to expansion formidable
LIMITED POTENTIAL
Future for packaged/industrial bread in Western Europe is bleak
Vegetable and seed oil on the slide in ABF's core US and Mexican markets
Will ABF overcome disappointment in bakery products?
Table 1 Associated British Foods Plc (ABF): Packaged Food World Sector Sales Performance 2006
Table 2 Associated British Foods Plc (ABF): Packaged Food Regional Sales Performance 2006
COMPANY STRATEGY
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND CHALLENGES
OWNERSHIP EVENTS
Table 3 Associated British Foods Plc (ABF): World Shares & Rankings in Packaged Food by Sector 2005-2006
Table 4 Associated British Foods Plc (ABF): World and Regional Shares in Packaged Food by Sector 2006
COMPANY STRUCTURE
ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC (ABF)
Summary 1 Associated British Foods Plc (ABF): Packaged Food Key Facts
PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
BRAND ASSESSMENT
BRAND STRATEGY
KINGSMILL
MAZOLA
Table 5 Associated British Foods Plc (ABF): Kingsmill World Shares & Rankings in Packaged Food by Sector 2005-2006
Table 6 Associated British Foods Plc (ABF): Kingsmill Regional Shares in Packaged Food by Sector 2006
Table 7 Associated British Foods Plc (ABF): Mazola World Shares & Rankings in Packaged Food by Sector 2005-2006
Table 8 Associated British Foods Plc (ABF): Mazola Regional Shares in Packaged Food by Sector 2006
Table 9 Associated British Foods Plc (ABF): Ovaltine World Shares & Rankings in Packaged Food by Sector 2005-2006
APPENDICES
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
Table 10 Associated British Foods Plc (ABF): Financial Summary 2003-2007
COMPANY BACKGROUND
Summary 2 Associated British Foods Plc (ABF): Historical Development
Summary 3 Associated British Foods Plc (ABF): Subsidiaries 2006
Summary 4 Associated British Foods Plc (ABF): Packaged Food Brands 2006
Summary 5 Associated British Foods Plc (ABF): Company Locations
Summary 6 Associated British Foods Plc (ABF): Websites