Hovis and Kingsmill are exploring a merger as Britain’s appetite for sliced bread wanes. Associated British Foods (ABF), the owner of Kingsmill, confirmed on Tuesday that it was in talks with ...

Take-home volumes of sliced and wrapped bread like Kingsmill have fallen by about 15pc over the past five years - Phil Noble/Reuters Hovis and Kingsmill are exploring a merger as Britain’s ...

A potential merger between the maker of Kingsmill and Hovis was first reported by Sky News. The sliced and packaged bread market has been struggling as consumer tastes shift towards a broader ...

The owners of Hovis and Kingsmill, two of Britain's leading bread producers, are in talks about a historic merger amid a decades-long decline in the sale of supermarket loaves. Sky News has learnt ...

The owners of Kingsmill and Hovis are in talks over a potential deal that could see the merger of two of Britain's biggest bread brands. Associated British Foods, which owns Kingsmill's parent ...

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Associated British Foods (ABF), the parent company of Kingsmill, has confirmed it is in discussions with the owner of Hovis in a merger deal. This move comes as Allied Bakeries continues to ...

The owner of Kingsmill has confirmed it is in talks with the parent company of Hovis about selling its Allied Bakeries business, which includes Kingsmill. Associated British Foods said its ...

Kingsmill-owner ABF has confirmed it is in talks to merge with Hovis in what would become Britain’s biggest bread maker. ABF said the talks had been prompted by a “very challenging” market for its ...

Hovis is in talks of a merger with Kingsmill. (Image: Wikimedia Commons) Kingsmill-owner ABF has confirmed it is in talks to merge with Hovis in what would become Britain’s biggest bread maker.

In the autumn, Hovis looked set to launch its own take on Kingsmill’s 50/50 loaf, having applied to register the name Hovis White N’ Fibre with the Intellectual Property Office, under class 30 ...