Acquisition

Bunzl PLC
23 October 2001

                                                              23 October 2001



                 BUNZL EXPANDS OUTSOURCING SERVICES IN THE US


Bunzl plc, the international Group supplying business to business consumables,
today announces that it has further expanded its US Outsourcing Services
business through the acquisition of Packers, a food processor supplies
business.

Packers, a long established supplier to the beef and pork processing
industries, supplies customers in the US and also has small branches in Canada
and the UK.  It is based in Omaha, Nebraska and had sales in 2000 of $68
million.  Net assets at completion are estimated to be $1.5 million.

Commenting on the acquisition, Anthony Habgood, Chairman of Bunzl plc said:

'The acquisition of Packers builds further on our food processor supplies
business in the US which we have been developing in recent years both
organically and through acquisition.  In particular it complements Koch
Supplies which we bought in December 2000.'



Enquiries:


Bunzl plc                                        Finsbury
Anthony Habgood, Chairman                        Roland Rudd
David Williams, Finance Director                 Morgan Bone
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