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McVitie's closure: Scots bakers lose jobs with heritage


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By Douglas Fraser
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image captionMcVitie s brands include Digestives, Rich Tea, Club, Penguin, Jaffa Cake and Hobnobs
McVitie s biscuit brands each day accompany many millions of cups of tea, growing out of an Edinburgh shop 190 years ago to have the biggest share of Britain s £3bn biscuit barrel.
Corporate control has passed out of Scotland, and its Turkish owner now says it has to protect brands that go back 130 years by closing a historic Glasgow factory and investing in England.
Biscuit bakers have had a good lockdown, but face the challenge of sweet foods being more regulated.
Digestives, Rich Tea, Club, Penguin, Jaffa Cake, Hobnobs and 14 other brands make McVitie s a valued part of daily life for many millions.

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