Which company operates the Primark fashion retail chain?

Associated British Foods operates the Primark fashion retail chain.

Primark is a value-fashion retailer founded in Dublin in 1969 as Penneys. It expanded internationally under the Primark name because the Penneys name was already used by J. C. Penney in the United States. The chain sells clothing, accessories, beauty products and home goods through large stores.

Associated British Foods, usually abbreviated ABF, acquired the business in 1969. ABF is a diversified food, ingredients and retail group, making Primark unusual among major fashion chains because its parent is also known for brands such as Twinings, Kingsmill and Silver Spoon.

A frequent mistake is to describe Primark as an independent company or as part of a Spanish fashion group. It is neither: Primark belongs to the London-listed Associated British Foods group.