Hovis began life in 1886, as 'Smiths Patent Germ Bread'. Perhaps not surprisingly this was soon changed to Hovis from the Latin 'hominis vis': strength of man. The original Hovis was a wheatgerm bread ...

Our favourite is Hovis Seed Sensation which is loaded with seeds and really tasty. The first thing I noticed was the different loaf shapes. The best way to describe it was that some were ...

Speculation had grown over the weekend that Kingsmill, owned by Allied Bakeries and Hovis, backed by private equity firm Endless, will be combined following a long decline in supermarket loaf ...