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William Macdonald founded Macdonald Biscuits in Glasgow in 1928. After seeing some biscuits from Antwerp he was inspired to create a chocolate covered biscuit with a chocolate cream sandwich in the centre. [1] They were first produced in 1932, and became a McVitie's product a few years after MacDonald was taken over by United Biscuits in 1965 ...
Huntley & Palmers is a British company of biscuit makers originally based in Reading, Berkshire. [1] Formed by Joseph Huntley in 1822, the company became one of the world's first global brands (chiefly led by George Palmer who joined in 1841) and ran what was once the world's largest biscuit factory.
The biscuits also exist under different names in other countries, including Australia (with the name "Full O'Fruit") [1] and New Zealand (with the name "Fruitli Golden Fruit"). [2] In The Netherlands, a similar biscuit, called Sultana, has been produced since 1935 by Verkade.
Empire biscuit; Alternative names: German biscuit, Linzer biscuit, Deutsch biscuit, Belgian biscuit [citation needed] Type: Biscuit: Place of origin: Scotland: Main ingredients: Biscuits, jam in between two biscuits. The top is covered with white glace icing, usually decorated with a jelly sweet or traditionally, half a glazed cherry.
HMTF split off Hillsdown's biscuit manufacturing arm into the Horizon Biscuit Company, and when HMTF bought Burton's Foods in 2000, they merged it with Horizon. [3] Maryland Cookies subsequently took on Burton's branding. In 2021 Burton's was bought by the Ferrero Group. [4] Today, Maryland is one of the UK's best selling cookies. [5]
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.
Jammie Dodgers are a type of linzer biscuit, which is a biscuit-size version of a linzer torte, and they are often associated with the Christmas season in other parts of the world. One commercial example is Pepperidge Farm 's seasonally available linzer raspberry cookie in the United States.
One of the best-selling biscuits in the British Isles, the biscuit is also popular in Malta and Cyprus. The plain flavour and consistency of rich tea make them particularly suitable for dunking in tea and coffee. McVitie's has used the brand name "Rich Tea" since 1891 and remains the most well-known manufacturer in the UK. [2]