Archive of all Hovis articles – Page 2
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Chef Tom Kerridge to front new Hovis ad campaign
Premiering on 17 May on ITV, the advert will champion the brand’s new Bakers Since 1886 range
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Hovis launches posh Bakers Since 1886 bread range
The loaves are made with a 36-hour starter dough, and were “perfect for the ultimate deli sandwich or delicious toastie”, said Hovis
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Hovis revamps Best of Both recipe with boosted vitamin D
Strong immunity and health were at “the forefront of shoppers’ minds”, Hovis said
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Media Bites 9 November: Brexit, Nestlé, Hovis, Tesco, M&S
The papers are fit to burst with news that Joe Biden was declared as the next President of the US after a protracted election. But there was still plenty going on in food and drink over the weekend.
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Hovis signs up to Marcus Rashford’s child food poverty taskforce
Rashford said Hovis would offer a louder voice to highlight the effects of child food poverty
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Italian food group Newlat enters £100m race for Hovis
Listed Italian food group Newlat Food has confirmed to the stock market it has made an offer to buy UK bakery brand Hovis
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Comment & Opinion
The answer to Allied’s troubles is surely to acquire Hovis
Despite hefty investment, Hovis is still taking lumps out of the Allied Bakeries business
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Food manufacturers lagging behind retailers on prompt supplier payments
The Grocer found many of UK’s biggest fmcg manufacturers far exceeded the recommended 60-day limit
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Analysis & Features
What next for Allied Bakeries after losing the Co-op contract?
Allied has now lost its second bakery supply deal in two years. How can it salvage the situation? Is buying Hovis the answer to its prayers?
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City News: Premier Foods shares boosted by news of possible Hovis sale
The bread brand’s 51% owner Gores Group has reportedly hired banker Baird to find a buyer for Hovis
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Tesco to begin baking Hovis-branded loaves in-store
Having the loaves baked in-store would ‘bring a new dimension to the Hovis range’, said the supplier
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Hovis targets fans of fibre with ‘Fabulous’ loaf
The loaf is claimed to provide a quarter of the recommended daily fibre in two slices…
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Hovis signs up to ‘Dying to Work’ charter for terminally ill employees
Those signed up to the charter are committed to providing terminally ill employees with job security
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Analysis & Features
Hovis pricier at Sainsbury’s as mults raise bread prices
Average supermarket shelf prices for loaves, bread rolls, flatbreads and the like are up 4% year on year
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Hovis Holdings hails ‘solid year’ after £9.1m bakery sales boost
At group level, Hovis Holdings’ sales were £460.9m – a 2% decline on 2017
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Comment & Opinion
Remaster allows Hovis 'boy on a bike' to shine once again
Recently voted ‘most iconic’ UK ad, Hovis’s ‘boy on a bike’ has gained lustre in the years since its launch…
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Hovis brings back ‘Boy on the Bike’ TV ad
Originally aired in 1973, it shows a delivery boy struggling to push a bicycle loaded with bread up a steep cobbled hill
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Hovis links with Terracycle for bread bag recycling scheme
In October, Hovis added clearer recycling messaging to its packaging to ‘boost the number of bags that are disposed of correctly’
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Hovis to cut 100 jobs after posting £11m losses
The baker has sold its Manchester and Selby mills, and will close its Southampton mill at the end of the year