Top line growth across the board at AB Foods

Associated British Foods, the foods group which also owns the Primark clothes store, said its interim results will be in line with expectations with all parts of the business delivering revenue growth.

Associated British Foods, the foods group which also owns the Primark clothes store, said its interim results will be in line with expectations with all parts of the business delivering revenue growth.

Adjusted operating profit will be ahead of last year's interim outcome, while net debt at the half-year stage is tipped to come in at around £1.65bn after the amount spent on store developments for Primark remained similar to the prior year's level.

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