AB Agri

read moreFounded in 1984, we've grown from two people and a telephone to a global agri-food business employing over 3,000 people in the UK and overseas, selling into 70 countries and we're growing our community every day. Thriving food production isn't about wellies and waistcoats, it's about technology and tenacity. Our people come from all backgrounds and disciplines; they're individuals with unique abilities. We take pride in giving our people the space to be curious, to explore new ideas and to deliver real change.

read moreJos's farming background ignited his passion for agriculture and his strong held beliefs in the need to ensure what we eat, and what we feed our families, is produced safely and sustainably. He completed his Baccalaureate in Farming, where he gained broad experience, including working on poultry and swine production units. After graduating in biochemistry and molecular biology at the universities of Rouen and Marseille, Jos began working in the biotech field, where his knowledge of professional farming inspired him to pioneer the use of technology in agricultural production.

read moreOffering pioneering products and technical services to the global animal feed industry, our animal nutrition technology business, AB Vista, is headquartered in the UK and employs 190 staff across a worldwide network of offices. AB Connect's role is to help farmers, producers and businesses all along the UK food and farming supply chain by offering nutrition and feed manufacture expertise through a range of businesses. Operating in China since 1996, with around 1000 employees our AB Agri China business has operations across the North East, Central and Eastern regions of China providing a range of animal nutrition services to the market.

read moreAB Agri started out in 1984, taking the leftover pulp from the sugar making process and using it to feed cattle: a nutritious, cost effective and safe diet. We have evolved in the intervening 30 years but our commitment to changing agriculture for the better has only ever deepened during this time. Established to develop a consistent and relevant shared approach to corporate responsibility, the group now focuses on steering progress against the six key aspirations. These link into other AB Agri group wide initiatives and are focused on identifying new priorities and generating ideas as well as into divisional customer and employee priorities to create value and operate ever more responsibly.