Market snapshot

The UK Bakery market is worth almost £2.9 billion and is one of the largest markets in the food industry.
Bread is one of the nation's favourite staple foods and is purchased by 99% of households in the UK.
The equivalent of over 9 million loves of bread are sold each day in the UK.
The three main bread manufacturers in the UK (Allied Bakeries, British Bakeries and Warburtons) account for almost 80% of the plant bread market by value.
Plant manufactured products account for around three-quarters of all bakery products sold in the UK.
White bread is UK consumers' favourite choice and accounts for 71% of total bread consumption in the UK. Brown and wholemeal accounts for 22% and other bread 7% of the total bread market.