Another strong performance from Unilever, following its first BMAC win last year, topping its sector by a hefty six points to finish eighth overall. The Marmite to Persil giant recently acquired 82% of Russian beauty company Concern Kalina for €390m. A surge in profits at ABF’s sugar arm helped keep FY11 pre-tax profits steady at £757m, despite an 8% fall in profit at discount clothing chain Primark. Irish dairy giant the Kerry Group is confident of achieving full-year growth targets of 8% to 10%. Having sold its sugar-refining business last year, Tate & Lyle surprised investors with a 19% rise in first half operating profits last month. Glanbia – also Irish – supplies the cheese for McDonald’s in the US and is planning a €200m expansion drive.
BMAC 2011 by sector: Food producers & processors
| QMan | Rank | FS | Rank | QG&S | Rank | AAT | Rank | |
| Associated British Foods | 7.5 | 2 | 8.4 | 1 | 7.1 | 4 | 6.9 | 3 |
| Bakkavor | 6.0 | 8 | 2.8 | 8 | 6.8 | 5 | 4.8 | 8 |
| Compass Group | 7.0 | 6 | 8.0 | 3 | 6.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 4 |
| Glanbia | 7.2 | 3 | 7.0 | 6 | 7.2 | 3 | 6.2 | 6 |
| Greencore Group | 6.3 | 7 | 6.0 | 7 | 6.5 | 7 | 6.0 | 7 |
| Kerry Group | 7.8 | 1 | 7.5 | 4 | 7.3 | 2 | 7.3 | 2 |
| Premier Foods | 3.6 | 9 | 2.3 | 9 | 5.8 | 9 | 4.1 | 9 |
| Tate & Lyle | 7.1 | 5 | 7.4 | 5 | 6.8 | 5 | 6.4 | 5 |
| Unilever | 7.1 | 4 | 8.3 | 2 | 7.6 | 1 | 7.6 | 1 |
| 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.2 |
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| VLTI | Rank | CI | Rank | QMar | Rank | C&ER | Rank | UCA | Rank | TOTAL | Rank | |
| Associated British Foods | 7.6 | 3 | 6.5 | 4 | 6.1 | 2 | 5.9 | 4 | 7.4 | 1 | 63.4 | 2 |
| Bakkavor | 4.3 | 8 | 6.3 | 6 | 4.5 | 7 | 5.3 | 5 | 5.5 | 7 | 46.0 | 8 |
| Compass Group | 6.5 | 6 | 5.0 | 8 | 3.5 | 9 | 7.0 | 2 | 5.5 | 7 | 55.5 | 6 |
| Glanbia | 6.6 | 5 | 6.0 | 7 | 4.4 | 8 | 6.0 | 3 | 7.0 | 4 | 57.6 | 5 |
| Greencore Group | 5.3 | 7 | 6.3 | 5 | 6.0 | 3 | 5.2 | 6 | 6.8 | 5 | 54.5 | 7 |
| Kerry Group | 7.8 | 2 | 7.3 | 2 | 5.3 | 6 | 5.0 | 8 | 7.2 | 2 | 62.7 | 3 |
| Premier Foods | 2.4 | 9 | 3.8 | 9 | 5.6 | 4 | 4.5 | 9 | 5.1 | 9 | 37.1 | 9 |
| Tate & Lyle | 6.8 | 4 | 6.6 | 3 | 5.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 7 | 6.5 | 6 | 58.2 | 4 |
| Unilever | 8.3 | 1 | 7.6 | 1 | 8.1 | 1 | 7.6 | 1 | 7.1 | 3 | 69.3 | 1 |
| 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 504.2 |
Key |
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| QMan FS QG&S AAT VLTI CI Q Mar C&ER UCA |
Quality of Management Financial Soundness Quality of Goods & Services Ability to Attract, Develop and Retain Top Talent Value as a Long Term Investment Capacity to Innovate Quality of Marketing Community and Environmental Responsibility Use of Corporate Assets |
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