All Hovis articles
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Hovis profits and turnover soar under new management team
First financial results under new management at the bread giant reports operating profit of £3.2m following a £24.5m loss the previous period
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Hovis to grow healthy bread offerings via Modern Baker brand licensing deal
Bread giant signs a three-year agreement with the Superloaf creators to develop, manufacture, and distribute new healthy bakery products
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ASA rules in favour of Hovis over use of ‘rustic’ and ‘authentic’ in adverts
The advertising regulator has not upheld any element of Real Bread Campaign’s complaint against Hovis’ use of specific terms in adverts for its Rustic Bloomer loaves
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Wholemeal labelling: Will plant bakers have to rename loaves?
Industry chiefs have yet to respond after Defra said bread using white flour should not be marketed with the word wholemeal
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Hovis unveils premium NPD with bloomer launch
The Bakers Since 1886 Rustic Bloomers collection comprises white, seeded and granary loaves
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Hovis strike delayed following improved pay offer
A continuous strike had been due to start this Sunday, with the union warning the industrial action was likely to impact bread supplies
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Hovis workers set to stage all-out strike over pay
Union warns the industrial action is likely to impact the availability of bread on supermarket shelves
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‘Half and half’ wholemeal labelling regulations referred to Defra
Trading standards escalates wholemeal labelling issue following Real Bread Campaign complaints
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Product News
Hovis launches budget Simple White loaf in Tesco
Rollout of lower-priced branded sliced loaf is targeted at consumers hit by the cost-of-living crisis.
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Hovis finances hit by ‘significant’ cost increases in 2021
While revenue edged up slightly from 2020’s £360.7m to £361.2m for 2021, EBITDA dropped 73% from £13.8m to £3.7m
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How are the biggest bread players tackling sustainability?
British Baker looks at the strategies, goals and targets put in place by Hovis, Kingsmill and Warburtons to reduce their environmental footprints
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Hovis bolsters team with executive and board level hires
The new appointments are part of the bread giant’s change programme to ‘drive growth in 2022 and beyond’
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Exceptional costs force Hovis into the red with £6.3m loss
Revenues increased during the pandemic but one-off costs relating to its sale to Endless as well as improving efficiency dragged down its financial performance
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Hovis Belfast strike action to end as pay deal is struck
Employees will return to work at Hovis’ site on Apollo Road tomorrow morning (25 May) following an 11-day strike over pay
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Hovis Belfast strike continues as negotiations fail
The Labour Relations Agency has been engaged in order to help bring an end to the strike over pay, which has now entered day six
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Bread supplies hit as Hovis Belfast strike continues
Operations at Hovis’ Belfast site are being disrupted as a strike over pay parity continues into day four with a conclusion still some way off
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Hovis signs Tom Kerridge as the face of Bakers Since 1886
The Michelin star chef will appear in TV adverts for the range from mid-May and will also use the burger buns at his restaurant
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Hovis unveils Bakers Since 1886 range with cobs and buns
The four-strong range, called Bakers Since 1886, features cob loaves, premium buns and rolls
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Bakeries ramp up food donations as lockdown continues
Hovis, Stacey’s Bakery and Calvin’s Free From Foods are among the bakery businesses donating food to their local communities
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Hovis revamps Best of Both recipe with vitamin D boost
The new recipe will be on shelves as of January 2021 and is described by Hovis as rich in vitamin D