History of Bread
Bread has been an important staple food product for many centuries – read on to discover the history of bread.
The rise of the sandwich
The 18th century saw the birth of the loaf tin which enabled bread to be easily sliced. However, according to history, it is not the humble loaf tin we have to thank for our great British institution, but the Fourth Earl of Sandwich. Too busy to have a cooked meal during a gambling session, he ordered his staff to prepare him cold meat between two slices of bread - and so the first sandwich was born.
