Around this year the fourth generation entered the business in the person of Fred's son, Dick Orchard, who was to remain actively involved in the business up to his death in 2005, apart from his years of service in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. On leaving school he had an apprenticeship with a master grocer called Croft in Winchester before starting work in Orchard Bros full-time.

During the 1930s the old stables were converted into a new bake-house as motor vehicles took over the deliveries from horse-drawn vehicles. At one time two bakers were employed and Orchards supplied a wide range of breads, cakes and pastries including wedding and birthday cakes to order. The steam ovens were the most modern on the Island.