Completion of the Acquisition of Azucarera Ebro

The business comprises four well-invested beet sugar factories, a state-of-the-art packaging centre and a new refinery which is currently under construction.

01/05/09 Associated British Foods plc (ABF), the international food, ingredients and retail group, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Azucarera Ebro, the leading sugar producer in Iberia.

The acquisition, which will strengthen the existing EU operations of British Sugar, was announced on 15 December 2008. The business comprises four well-invested beet sugar factories, a state-of-the-art packaging centre and a new refinery which is currently under construction.