History of Bread
Bread has been an important staple food product for many centuries – read on to discover the history of bread.
Raising bread the Hovis® way
It was at this time that Richard 'Stoney' Smith invented a bread called 'Smith's Patent Germ Bread' which was to revolutionise bread making. Smith, by perfecting a method of steam cooking, invented a genuinely new brown flour rich in vitamins and nutrients. After a nation-wide competition, Smith's bread was renamed Hovis® - taken from the Latin phrase 'HOminis Vis' which means 'strength of man'. Its success was overwhelming. By 1895, Hovis® sales had reached 1 million loaves per week.
