Kingsmill owner Associated British Foods yesterday confirmed it was in talks with the owner of Hovis. Hovis, which is still known for its classic boy on a bike advert, traces its roots to 1886.

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

AB Foods has been exploring options for Allied Bakeries Deal would bring together Kingsmill and Hovis bread brands No certainty a deal will be concluded AB Foods shares rise 1% May 6 (Reuters ...

Hovis is in talks of a merger with Kingsmill. (Image: Wikimedia Commons) The owners of two of Britain’s biggest bread producers – Hovis and Kingsmill – are reportedly in discussions ...

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 ...

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.

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