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North Wales Chronicle
5 days ago
- General
- North Wales Chronicle
Answer to Jaffa Cakes being biscuits or cakes finally found
We've all been roped into the debate about the subject at some point in our lives, with many being bitterly split on the subject. If you want the definitive answer to the query, which has become existential for some, here is what McVitie's has to say after sending a cease and desist-esque letter to the London-based Biscuit Museum. A post shared by Jaffa Cakes (@jaffacakesofficial) The museum, which has long celebrated the UK's "most dunkable delights", dedicated an entire exhibition to Jaffa Cakes earlier this week. However, this did not go unnoticed by McVitie's, with the company penning an open letter reading: 'Dear Sirs, Madams, and Biscuit Enthusiasts, "It has come to our attention, with no small degree of dismay, that the Biscuit Museum has included the humble Jaffa Cake within its exhibition of biscuitry. "We write to you today, not with crumbs of animosity, but with a full slice of firm objection. "Allow us to be clear: Jaffa Cakes are, in fact, cakes. "Not biscuits. Not hybrid snacks. Just cakes. Some would say the clue is in the name on the box.' To help alleviate this, the company has announced the creation of a new "Cake Wing". A new 'Cake Wing' was opened to house the Jaffa Cake exhibit (Image: McVitie's/Biscuit Museum) The new centre will see the Jaffa Cake exhibition housed in its own dedicated space and acknowledge that while Jaffa Cakes may be neighbours of biscuits in the supermarket, they are, and always have been, cakes. Discussing this, a spokesperson for McVitie's Jaffa Cakes commented: "Well, you can imagine our delight! After much deliberation, we've come to a happy compromise with the Biscuit Museum. The new 'Cake Wing' ensures our iconic Jaffa Cakes can remain a cherished feature in this British institution, but rightly recognises and pays homage to our cake-ness.' The Biscuit Museum's curator, Gary Magold, added: 'We never could have imagined how the public would have responded to the news of the letter we received after unveiling the Jaffa Cakes exhibit - it's been amazing to see so many people support the work we do in preserving biscuit history. We want to say a huge thank you to McVitie's for their support in opening the Cake Wing, too - it means we can still proudly feature Jaffa Cakes here at the museum, in its new, very own, dedicated space.'
The Herald Scotland
5 days ago
- General
- The Herald Scotland
Answer to Jaffa Cakes being biscuits or cakes finally found
If you want the definitive answer to the query, which has become existential for some, here is what McVitie's has to say after sending a cease and desist-esque letter to the London-based Biscuit Museum. McVitie's answers long long-running question on how to classify Jaffa Cakes The museum, which has long celebrated the UK's "most dunkable delights", dedicated an entire exhibition to Jaffa Cakes earlier this week. However, this did not go unnoticed by McVitie's, with the company penning an open letter reading: 'Dear Sirs, Madams, and Biscuit Enthusiasts, "It has come to our attention, with no small degree of dismay, that the Biscuit Museum has included the humble Jaffa Cake within its exhibition of biscuitry. "We write to you today, not with crumbs of animosity, but with a full slice of firm objection. "Allow us to be clear: Jaffa Cakes are, in fact, cakes. "Not biscuits. Not hybrid snacks. Just cakes. Some would say the clue is in the name on the box.' To help alleviate this, the company has announced the creation of a new "Cake Wing". A new 'Cake Wing' was opened to house the Jaffa Cake exhibit (Image: McVitie's/Biscuit Museum) Recommended Reading: The new centre will see the Jaffa Cake exhibition housed in its own dedicated space and acknowledge that while Jaffa Cakes may be neighbours of biscuits in the supermarket, they are, and always have been, cakes. Discussing this, a spokesperson for McVitie's Jaffa Cakes commented: "Well, you can imagine our delight! After much deliberation, we've come to a happy compromise with the Biscuit Museum. The new 'Cake Wing' ensures our iconic Jaffa Cakes can remain a cherished feature in this British institution, but rightly recognises and pays homage to our cake-ness.' The Biscuit Museum's curator, Gary Magold, added: 'We never could have imagined how the public would have responded to the news of the letter we received after unveiling the Jaffa Cakes exhibit - it's been amazing to see so many people support the work we do in preserving biscuit history. We want to say a huge thank you to McVitie's for their support in opening the Cake Wing, too - it means we can still proudly feature Jaffa Cakes here at the museum, in its new, very own, dedicated space.'
Glasgow Times
5 days ago
- General
- Glasgow Times
Answer to Jaffa Cakes being biscuits or cakes finally found
We've all been roped into the debate about the subject at some point in our lives, with many being bitterly split on the subject. If you want the definitive answer to the query, which has become existential for some, here is what McVitie's has to say after sending a cease and desist-esque letter to the London-based Biscuit Museum. McVitie's answers long long-running question on how to classify Jaffa Cakes The museum, which has long celebrated the UK's "most dunkable delights", dedicated an entire exhibition to Jaffa Cakes earlier this week. However, this did not go unnoticed by McVitie's, with the company penning an open letter reading: 'Dear Sirs, Madams, and Biscuit Enthusiasts, "It has come to our attention, with no small degree of dismay, that the Biscuit Museum has included the humble Jaffa Cake within its exhibition of biscuitry. "We write to you today, not with crumbs of animosity, but with a full slice of firm objection. "Allow us to be clear: Jaffa Cakes are, in fact, cakes. "Not biscuits. Not hybrid snacks. Just cakes. Some would say the clue is in the name on the box.' To help alleviate this, the company has announced the creation of a new "Cake Wing". A new 'Cake Wing' was opened to house the Jaffa Cake exhibit (Image: McVitie's/Biscuit Museum) Recommended Reading: The new centre will see the Jaffa Cake exhibition housed in its own dedicated space and acknowledge that while Jaffa Cakes may be neighbours of biscuits in the supermarket, they are, and always have been, cakes. Discussing this, a spokesperson for McVitie's Jaffa Cakes commented: "Well, you can imagine our delight! After much deliberation, we've come to a happy compromise with the Biscuit Museum. The new 'Cake Wing' ensures our iconic Jaffa Cakes can remain a cherished feature in this British institution, but rightly recognises and pays homage to our cake-ness.' The Biscuit Museum's curator, Gary Magold, added: 'We never could have imagined how the public would have responded to the news of the letter we received after unveiling the Jaffa Cakes exhibit - it's been amazing to see so many people support the work we do in preserving biscuit history. We want to say a huge thank you to McVitie's for their support in opening the Cake Wing, too - it means we can still proudly feature Jaffa Cakes here at the museum, in its new, very own, dedicated space.'
South Wales Guardian
5 days ago
- General
- South Wales Guardian
Answer to Jaffa Cakes being biscuits or cakes finally found
We've all been roped into the debate about the subject at some point in our lives, with many being bitterly split on the subject. If you want the definitive answer to the query, which has become existential for some, here is what McVitie's has to say after sending a cease and desist-esque letter to the London-based Biscuit Museum. A post shared by Jaffa Cakes (@jaffacakesofficial) The museum, which has long celebrated the UK's "most dunkable delights", dedicated an entire exhibition to Jaffa Cakes earlier this week. However, this did not go unnoticed by McVitie's, with the company penning an open letter reading: 'Dear Sirs, Madams, and Biscuit Enthusiasts, "It has come to our attention, with no small degree of dismay, that the Biscuit Museum has included the humble Jaffa Cake within its exhibition of biscuitry. "We write to you today, not with crumbs of animosity, but with a full slice of firm objection. "Allow us to be clear: Jaffa Cakes are, in fact, cakes. "Not biscuits. Not hybrid snacks. Just cakes. Some would say the clue is in the name on the box.' To help alleviate this, the company has announced the creation of a new "Cake Wing". A new 'Cake Wing' was opened to house the Jaffa Cake exhibit (Image: McVitie's/Biscuit Museum) The new centre will see the Jaffa Cake exhibition housed in its own dedicated space and acknowledge that while Jaffa Cakes may be neighbours of biscuits in the supermarket, they are, and always have been, cakes. Discussing this, a spokesperson for McVitie's Jaffa Cakes commented: "Well, you can imagine our delight! After much deliberation, we've come to a happy compromise with the Biscuit Museum. The new 'Cake Wing' ensures our iconic Jaffa Cakes can remain a cherished feature in this British institution, but rightly recognises and pays homage to our cake-ness.' The Biscuit Museum's curator, Gary Magold, added: 'We never could have imagined how the public would have responded to the news of the letter we received after unveiling the Jaffa Cakes exhibit - it's been amazing to see so many people support the work we do in preserving biscuit history. We want to say a huge thank you to McVitie's for their support in opening the Cake Wing, too - it means we can still proudly feature Jaffa Cakes here at the museum, in its new, very own, dedicated space.'
New Statesman
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New Statesman
This England: Feather Asbo-er
A peacock is tormenting residents by ravaging their vegetable patches and waking them with its 5am mating calls. The antisocial bird, nicknamed Percy, has caused mayhem in Marlborough, Wiltshire. 'It acts like it owns the place,' said Carolyn Nicholls, 75. 'I've found peck marks all over our courgettes.' Another local said Percy is 'so tatty he'll never attract a mate'. Bristol Live (Amanda Welles) Taking the biscuit It could be described as a storm in a teacup, but the humble Jaffa Cake is once again at the centre of controversy after McVitie's asked a biscuit museum to pull the snack from a display. The manufacturer took issue with its treat being showcased among biscuits because, for VAT purposes, it is officially a cake – a debate that was settled long ago with the taxman. Days after the Peek Frean Museum in Bermondsey, London, unveiled the display, McVitie's sent it a cease-and-desist-style letter requesting 'the immediate removal of Jaffa Cakes from your biscuit exhibit'. Guardian (Kate McIntosh) Toilet-rolling back the years A message written on a toilet-roll tube in the 1980s was found by a couple moving into a new home. A youngster had penned her name and birthday on the tube, adding: 'Hope you enjoy staying here, love from a friend.' Charlotte England-Black found the message in her loft on moving in to the house in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire. She subsequently tracked down the note's author, Emma Smith, now 43, who called it 'a funny blast from the past'. Adam Robertson (BBC Essex) [See also: School catering firms make millions while children eat Bad Pie] Subscribe to The New Statesman today from only £8.99 per month Subscribe Related
