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Associated British Foods - Primark driving expansion

July 2002

Investing in shares may lose you all or some of your money. Past performance is no indication of future performance. Some of the shares recommended here may be small company shares, which can be relatively illiquid and hard to trade and this makes such shares more risky than other investments.

Back in February 2000, Associated British Foods  found its shares languishing in the mire at a then five year low of 332p; anotherold economy victim of the dot com go go days. Since then, the shares have  made a storming recovery, rising 79% to the current 600p. Much of this has come from the realisation that the group has a collection of high quality assets and brands capable of weathering eventhe stormiest weather. Many of us probably don't realisethe dominant role  that Associated British Foods plays in ourlives. For example it owns British Sugar, which purchases over 20% ofUK farmers' sugar beet production, while  its highest profilebrands include familiar names like Ryvita biscuits, Kingsmill&nb ...

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