 The McVitie's logo as updated in 2005 | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Confectionery |
| Founded | 1830 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Founder | Robert McVitie |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | UK, India, Italy, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the Netherlands, Israel, Egypt, Sweden |
| Parent | Pladis |
| Website | mcvities |
McVitie's (/məkˈvɪtiz/)[1] is a British snack food brand owned by United Biscuits. The name is derived from the original Scottish biscuit maker, McVitie & Price, Ltd., established in 1830 on Rose Street in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company moved to various sites in the city before completing the St. Andrews Biscuit Works factory on Robertson Avenue in the Gorgie district in 1888.[2]
The company also established one in Glasgow and two large manufacturing plants south of the border, in Heaton Chapel, Stockport, and Park Royal, London. There are five McVitie's factories in the UK, with each producing a different types of biscuit; the Harlesden site in north-west London manufactures the chocolate digestives.[3] Under United Biscuits McVitie's held a Royal Warrant from Queen Elizabeth II. The best-selling biscuit manufacturer in the United Kingdom, McVitie's produces Jaffa Cakes and popular biscuits such as chocolate digestives, Hobnobs, and Rich tea. In 2020, sales of McVitie's biscuits in the UK were more than five times the next two competitors.[4]
- ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
- ^ The National Archives of Scotland. "McVitie & Price, Ltd". Retrieved 2 November 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "See how chocolate digestives are made at a London biscuit factory". Time Out. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Biscuits: Taste for nostalgia grows biccies". The Grocer. Retrieved 22 August 2021.