UK Flour Millers
The flour milling industry plays a vital role in feeding and nourishing the nation – flour is an ingredient in 30% of supermarket foods. UK Flour Millers is proud of the part it plays in ensuring the industry continues to operate efficiently and reliably so that everyone can enjoy their daily bread.
About Us
The flour milling industry plays a vital role in feeding and nourishing the nation – flour is an ingredient in approximately one-third of supermarket foods. Flour millers and their organisations are proud of the part they play in ensuring this vital industry continues to operate efficiently and reliably so that everyone can enjoy their daily bread, pasta, cakes, and much more.
From flour mill to marketeer, haulier to HR (human relations) manager, engineer to IT (information technology) support, graphic designer to global sales representative, there is a career – not just a job – in the flour milling industry for all interests.
The flour milling industry and flour mills are focusing on creating a supporting and future-focused path for career opportunities. Aling with the many flour mills within the United Kingdom (UK), UK Flour Millers is the trade association that sits at the heart of the flour milling industry by representing flour millers to government, policy makers, the media, and other stakeholders.
Did you know?
- Flour is an ingredient in approximately one-third of supermarket foods
- 99.8% of UK households buy bread
- Approximately 85% of the wheat used for flour milling is from the UK
- Approximately 5% of UK flour is exported, about 180,000 tonnes per year
A modern industry
The flour milling industry is a vibrant sector that combines traditional skills with modern technology to produce a wide range of flours.
Flour milling in the UK today is an automated and efficient industry, having evolved a long-way from the days of water-driven and wind-driven mills. Modern mills function as continuous-flow operations throughout the year.
Women in Milling
The story of flour milling is as ancient as civilisation itself, and the story of women in milling just as old.
The UK Flour Millers and the Mills Archive Trust have joined forces to explore and celebrate the vital contributions that women have made to the flour milling industry throughout history and up to the present day.
More facts and figures...
- Flour mills operate 24 hours a day, seven day a week to ensure bakeries, food manufacturers, restaurants, and retailers have the flour they need to make food for the nation
- Flour mills generate almost zero waste – all the ingredients are used to make food for people and by-products are used for animal food
- Approximately one-third of the fibre, calcium, and iron people eat comes from flour
- Flour is compact and highly efficient with a total turnover from all sources of approximately £1.25 billion per year
- Within the domestic market, approximately 65% of flour goes to bakeries, 11% goes to biscuits, 10% to other foods, 7% is exported, 5% goes to households via pre-packed flour, and 2% to cakes
- Flour is a major contributor to fibre intake, and everyone need to increase the amount of fibre they eat daily to the recommended amount since no age group currently meets those goals
- On average, the UK harvest is around 15 million tonnes of wheat
- Approximately 5% of UK flour is exported, about 180,000 tonnes per year
Find out more
Visit our website to find out more about all aspects of the industry.
Wheat
The milling process
Flour
