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In 2009, McVitie's biscuits were voted the most popular biscuits to dunk in tea, with McVitie's chocolate digestives, Rich tea and Hobnobs ranked the country's top three favourite biscuits in 2009. [25]

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National Biscuit Day: a chequered history of McVitie's Digestives". The Telegraph . Retrieved 22 August 2022. 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. In 1881 his eldest son, also Robert (1854–1910), was in charge of the Queensferry Street business [13] while the other properties remained in his name until 1884 although he died in 1883. In that year Robert junior also occupied 8 and 9 Merchant Street. [14] In 1887 he employed Alexander Grant from Forres, an experienced biscuit maker, to aid in this. He was employed as foreman of the bakery but left to set up his own bakery in Inverness but this failed and he returned to McVitie's. In 1947, McVitie & Price made the principal wedding cake for Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten, which was served at the wedding breakfast. [37] McVitie's were commissioned to make a chocolate biscuit cake as a groom's cake for the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011. [38] Products edit Biscuits edit McVitie's Hobnobs (plain pictured) were launched in 1985. The chocolate version (first produced in 1987) ranks high in polls for dunking. McVitie's-branded Club mint flavoured biscuit.

Wallop, Harry (6 May 2012). "Jaffa Cakes - definitely not biscuits - prepare to take on imitators". The Daily Telegraph. The factory, which covers more than 10 acres, produces 2,000 Jaffa Cakes a minute a b c "Chocolate digestive is nation's favourite dunking biscuit". The Daily Telegraph (London). 2 May 2009 Hull City secure major new sponsorship deal with iconic brand McVities". Hull Daily Mail . Retrieved 27 September 2023.At some time (1874?), it was decided to split the operations of the business with retail made a separate company. In 1898 McVitie rebranded that company McVities, Guest and Co (usually McVitties) after joining with his brother-in-law Edward Graham Guest. [15] In 1903 they built the McVities Guest Tearoom at 135/136 Princes Street (on the corner of South Charlotte Street). [16] In 1875 the company had been joined by Charles Edward Price as a salesman. His success in this role led to a partnership in 1888 to create McVitie & Price. In 1888 they built the huge St Andrews Biscuit Works on Robertson Avenue in the Gorgie district of south-west Edinburgh. [17] Price left in 1910 following the death of Robert.