Edward Billington and Son began trading tea and coffee across the oceans in 1858 and started to import sugar soon after. It was in 1977 that Billington’s began to import sugar of the highest quality – the Mauritian unrefined brown sugars for which they are famous today. Billington’s is now part of The Associated British Foods Group, joining The Silver Spoon Company in 2004. Founding values of quality, integrity and fair trading, as well as a rich family heritage are central to the company’s business today.