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McVitie & Price's first major biscuit was the McVitie's digestive, created in 1892 by a new young employee at the company named Sir Alexander Grant. [26] The biscuit was given its name because it was thought that its high baking soda content served as an aid to food digestion. [25] [27] Grant later became managing director of the company.
The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange as United Biscuits plc on 27 July 1948. [7] In 1972, United Biscuits acquired Carr's of Carlisle, makers of Table Water biscuits, from James Goldsmith's Cavenham Foods for £2.75 million. [8] Two years later, in 1974, it acquired the US-based Keebler Company for $53 million.
Since 1972, the Carr's biscuit factory has been part of United Biscuits, and the Carr's branded products are marketed in the US by Kellogg's.The factory today is known officially as McVitie's, but still known locally as Carr's.
The Conservative leader took a biscuit-themed swipe at the deputy prime minister as she referred to the boss of McVitie's bakery products' parent firm Pladis saying the case for investment in the ...
McVities launched Cream Crackers and Fig Rolls in the Irish market in similar packaging. It was revealed that McVities were also making the same products under contract for Jacobs and had even designed Jacobs labels for them. [4] In May 2009, Jacobs ceased production of biscuits at its home in Tallaght, Dublin. [5]
I thought Annie's Organic Flaky Biscuits ($6.49), Trader Joe's Organic Biscuits ($3.99), and Immaculate Organic Biscuits ($7.39) ranked equally. All three had layers, a similar golden-brown crust ...
In January 2017, McVities launched a line of thinner chocolate digestives, meant to be a healthier alternative than traditional biscuits. [13] In May 2017, pladis announced it would be launching McVitie's biscuits in the US in 2018. [14] Jaffa Cakes is a part of McVitie's, and was reformulated in 2017. [15]
Sir Alexander Grant, 1st Baronet (1 October 1864 – 21 May 1937) was a Scottish businessman, biscuit manufacturer and philanthropist. He was managing director of McVitie and Price Ltd., developed the recipe of the McVitie's digestive biscuit, and gave an endowment of £200,000 to help establish the National Library of Scotland. [1] [2] [3]