Baking a deal? Hovis and Kingsmill owners in talks about historic merger

Associated British Foods’ sale of Allied Bakeries would bring together two of the UK’s biggest breadmakersBusiness live – latest updatesThe owners of Hovis and Kingsmill have entered talks that could lead to two of the UK’s biggest bread brands merging amid “challenging” market conditions.After weekend reports, Associated British Foods (ABF), which owns the Kingsmill parent Allied Bakeries as well as the budget clothing chain Primark, confirmed it was in negot