Digestive biscuit
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A digestive biscuit, sometimes described as a sweet-meal biscuit, is a semi-sweet biscuit that originated in Scotland. The digestive was first developed in 1839 by two doctors to aid digestion. The te
Digestive biscuits
Early 20th century McVitie & Price's Digestive tin box, located in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Plain digestive biscuits with tea, jam, Jammie Dodgers and cakes on a serving tray.
The coated side of a McVitie's milk chocolate digestive biscuit
McVitie's
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McVitie's is a British snack food brand owned by United Biscuits. The name is derived from the original Scottish biscuit maker, McVitie & Price, established in 1830 on Rose Street in Edinburgh, Scotla
Digestive biscuit
…Historically, some producers used diastatic malt extract to "digest" some of the starch that existed in flour prior to baking. First manufactured by McVitie's in 1892 to a secret recipe developed by Sir Alexander Grant, their digestive is the best-selling biscuit in the United Kingdom. In 2009, the digestive…
McVitie's factory in Heaton Chapel, Stockport produces over 2,000 Jaffa Cakes a minute.
Memorial to Robert McVitie, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh
McVitie's factory in Harlesden, north-west London