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The company subsequently expanded outside of Ireland and into Great Britain, opening a shop in Derby in 1973. [12] By 1974, the business had 24 shops, including three in Scotland and two in England, all operating under the Penneys brand. [13] [15] The American company, JC Penney, opposed the use of Penneys as a business name.
Associated British Foods plc (ABF) is a British multinational food processing and retailing company headquartered in London, England. Its ingredients division is the world's second-largest producer of both sugar and baker's yeast and a major producer of other ingredients including emulsifiers , enzymes and lactose . [ 4 ]
Wittington Investments owns a majority stake in Associated British Foods (which itself owns the discount clothing chain Primark), and 100% of British retailers Fortnum & Mason and Heal's. In 2021, The Sunday Times named the Weston family among the most charitable people over the past 20 years, with donations of £1.661 billion. [6] [7]
LONDON -- Shares in Associated British Foods put on 5.2%, or 81 pence, in early trade this morning to reach 1,637 pence, following the release of its third-quarter interim management statement. I ...
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Founder & Chairman of Primark Arthur St. John Ryan (18 July 1935 [ 1 ] – 8 July 2019) was an Irish businessman who was the founder, chairman, and chief executive of Primark . The business was founded as Penneys and continues to trade under that name in the Republic of Ireland .
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