Research showing that consumers' bread purchasing choices are heavily based around slice thickness has resulted in Hovis revamping its packaging to highlight the thickness of its cut loaves. The packs are now colour co-ordinated with red representing medium sliced loaves and green symbolising thick sliced bread. Hovis Extra Thick loaves will be renamed Hovis Doorstep and will have purple packaging to provide on-shelf standout.

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