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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 commercial recipe for Hobnob biscuits was introduced by McVitie's in the UK in 1985. [5] A best seller, demand for the plain Hobnobs led to the introduction of a chocolate variant in 1987. [5] The biscuit is available in many varieties, including dark chocolate, chocolate orange, and Hobnob bars.
The biscuits were packed into a PET tray created by blow moulding and protected from moisture with a Rayophane MXXT film wrapping. [5] [6] Since McVities have stopped manufacturing the biscuits, cooks such as Mary Berry have created their own recipes for home baking. [7] [8] [9]
Carr's is a British biscuit and cracker manufacturer, currently owned by Pladis Global through its subsidiary United Biscuits. The company was founded in 1831 by Jonathan Dodgson Carr and is marketed in the United States by Kellogg'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 ...
United Biscuits (UB) is a British multinational food manufacturer, makers of McVitie's biscuits, Jacob's Cream Crackers, and Twiglets. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index .
For me, biscuits are one of the most beloved parts of Thanksgiving dinner. I put eight types of store-bought biscuits (from six different brands) to the test. Gabbi Shaw/Business Insider.
McVitie's-branded Club mint biscuit as sold on the UK market in 2017. A thin layer of "mint flavoured cream" can be seen on the inside of the biscuit. Club is a range of chocolate covered biscuits, sold in the Republic of Ireland under the Jacob's brand name and in the United Kingdom under McVitie's.