Buyer's guide to bread

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Brand	Rating
Paul's bread [A, O]	17
Authentic Bread Co bread [O]	16
Saker bread [O]	15
Village Bakery bread [O]	14
Bell's of Lazonby bread	13
Doves Farm organic bread [O]	13
Warburtons organic bread [O]	13
Warburtons bread	12
Weight Watchers' bread	12
Hovis organic bread [O]	7
Hovis bread	6
Mothers Pride bread	6
Nimble bread	6
Allinson bread	2.5
Burgen bread	2.5
Kingsmill bread	2.5
Sunblest bread	2.5

The ratings on this scorecard were last updated from our database at www.ethiscore.org on 22 May 2008. The higher the rating, the more ethical the brand.

Bread - mini report

Best Buys for bread are organic loaves, the more locally produced the better. But most of the bread sold in the UK is 'sliced and wrapped', and manufactured by a couple of huge companies. Well-known brands like Hovis and Kingsmill are made by RHM and Associated British Foods (ABF) respectively.

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