Thomas Allinson mills stand to this day. Allinson's original bread recipe (100% whole grain flour, no fat, less yeast, more water) is still used today, though some lovers of Allinson bread report that it's not as hearty nowadays as it used to be. The advertising slogan for the brand since the 1980s is "Bread wi' nowt ["with nothing"] taken out". In 1911 Allinson bought the failing magazine Vanity Fair from Frank Harris. He failed to revive its fortunes and in 1914 Vanity Fair merged with "Hearth and Home". Thomas Allinson Thomas Richard Allinson (29 March 1858 – 1918) was a British doctor,
Allinson time. Two more mills were bought in Castleford and Newport in Wales. The company was joined with six others to form Allied Bakeries by Willard Garfield Weston in 1935. The company has advertised on TV with Brian Glover declaring it's "Bread wi' Nowt Taken Out". It gave the impression that Thomas Allinson would have had a Yorkshire accent, but that would not have been the case. The company is based in Maidenhead in Berkshire, at the same address as ABF. It only makes wholemeal bread (not brown bread). The brand is worth around £20m. It sells two varieties: "Wholemeal" and