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,
Gift of Bread Gift of Bread Gift of Bread is an Australian food rescue charitable organisation based in Sydney. Volunteers collect leftover bread products from bakeries. It is then sliced and packaged, and distributed to those who need it. According to Australian food rescue pioneer OzHarvest, "Bread is the cheapest commodity, it's so easy to keep churning out. For bakeries, if they want to make their shelves look full they have to keep making it". Gift of Bread began in 2007 when one person collected and distributed the leftover bread each Friday from a local Bakers Delight store. As more volunteers and bakeries