U.K. Food, Beverage & Tobacco Strong Balance Sheet Stocks

A.G. BARR

Market Cap: UK£753.1m

Manufactures, distributes, and sells soft drinks and cocktail solutions in the United Kingdom and internationally.

C&C Group

Market Cap: UK£481.3m

Manufactures, markets, and distributes beer, cider, wine, spirits, and soft drinks in the Republic of Ireland, Great Britain, and internationally.

Associated British Foods

Market Cap: UK£15.8b

Operates as a diversified food, ingredients, and retail company worldwide.

Anpario

Market Cap: UK£78.7m

Engages in the production and distribution of natural feed additives for animal health, hygiene, and nutrition.

Tate & Lyle

Market Cap: UK£2.4b

Engages in the provision of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage, and other industries in North America, Asia, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Europe.

Cranswick

Market Cap: UK£2.7b

Engages in the production and supply of food products to grocery retailers, food service sector, and other food producers in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and internationally.

Fevertree Drinks

Market Cap: UK£975.6m

Engages in the development and sale of premium mixer drinks in the United Kingdom, the United States, rest of Europe, and internationally.

Anglo-Eastern Plantations

Market Cap: UK£295.6m

Owns, operates, and develops agriculture plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Coca-Cola HBC

Market Cap: UK£13.7b

Engages in the production, sale, and distribution of non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages under franchise in Switzerland, West Coast of Ireland, Central and Eastern Europe, Nigeria, and internationally.

M.P. Evans Group

Market Cap: UK£513.0m

Through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and development of oil palm plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Benchmark Holdings

Market Cap: UK£146.8m

Engages in the provision of technical services, products, and specialist knowledge that supports the development of food and farming industries.

Greencore Group

Market Cap: UK£764.9m

Manufactures and sells convenience food products in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Carr's Group

Market Cap: UK£122.8m

Engages in the agriculture business in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Premier Foods

Market Cap: UK£1.7b

Manufactures and distributes branded and own label food products in the United Kingdom, other European countries, and internationally.

Wynnstay Group

Market Cap: UK£68.6m

Manufactures and supplies agricultural products and services in the United Kingdom.

Nichols

Market Cap: UK£440.2m

Engages in supply of soft drinks to the retail, wholesale, catering, licensed, and leisure industries in the United Kingdom, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally.

MHP

Market Cap: US$569.4m

Engages in the poultry and related business in Ukraine and internationally.

Distil

Market Cap: UK£1.1m

Together its subsidiaries, engages in the marketing and sale of spirits.

Ocean Harvest Technology Group

Market Cap: UK£7.6m

Engages in the research, development, production, and sale of seaweed blend ingredients for the animal feed market in the United Kingdom, North America, and Asia.

Bakkavor Group

Market Cap: UK£1.0b

Engages in the preparation and marketing of fresh prepared foods in the United Kingdom, the United States, and China.

Adnams

Market Cap: UK£11.7m

Engages in brewing, distilling, wholesaling, and retailing beer, wines, spirits, and minerals in the United Kingdom.

Hilton Food Group

Market Cap: UK£794.1m

Engages in the food packing business.

Everest Global

Market Cap: UK£851.3k

Through its subsidiary, invests and trades in agricultural and ancillary sectors in South Africa.