Director Shareholding

Associated British Foods PLC
25 January 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)        Name of company

   ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC

2) Name of director


   JOHN GEORGE BASON
   PETER JOHN JACKSON
   GEORGE GARFIELD WESTON


3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest



4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
   number of shares held by each of them (if notified)


5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)


6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

    GRANT OF OPTIONS

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired



8)  Percentage of issued class



9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed



10) Percentage of issued class



11) Class of security



12) Price per share



13) Date of transaction



14) Date company informed



15) Total holding following this notification



16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

   17 JANUARY 2001

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

   EXERCISABLE FROM 17 JANUARY 2004 TO 16 JANUARY 2011

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option


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20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

   ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 15/22p EACH

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise

    484p

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification

   JOHN GEORGE BASON             150,000
   PETER JOHN JACKSON            300,000
   GEORGE GARFIELD WESTON        60,000

23) Any additional information

   NUMBER OF SHARES OVER WHICH OPTIONS GRANTED ON 17 JANUARY 2001



   JOHN GEORGE BASON             50,000
   PETER JOHN JACKSON            100,000
   GEORGE GARFIELD WESTON        45,000

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

   JESSICA FOSTER - 020 7299 3625

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

   JESSICA FOSTER, ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY

    Date of Notification...25 JANUARY 2001