Annual Review

The UK has some of the most modern flour mills in the world. Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, they ensure that bakeries, food manufacturers, restaurants, and retailers have the flour needed to make food for the nation. We are investing and developing continually, delivering our quality products sustainably, at competitive prices.

The UK flour milling industry is part of the backbone of British food security, supplying an ingredient key to the diet and nutrition of our nation of over 69 million people. We are part of a supply chain consuming around a third of the UK’s annual wheat harvest, making us a major customer of British farms. Ours is a process which produces very little waste; the main co-product of flour milling is bran which is used as food for people and in animal feed. Over the last fifteen years, mill efficiency has improved, with 9.5% less energy used on average, per tonne of grain milled.

In 2025, the UK's flour milling industry had:

3.8 million tonnes of flour produced
4.8 million tonnes of wheat milled
£300 million invested over the last ten years in the sector
2,500+ people employed across the industry
£1.8 billion in annual turnover

This year, we produced an annual review that highlights these and other key findings from 2025 and looks ahead to 2026.

"Food security is critical for national growth and stability and we are proud to produce the essential ingredient for the UK’s nutrition," Mike Peters, President of UK Flour Millers said. This reflects the central role the flour milling industry plays in underpinning the UK’s food system, supplying a staple ingredient that supports everyday nutrition, and ensuring a secure, reliable supply of food across the country.