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Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
B&M shoppers spot new flavour of McVitie's childhood favourite biscuit on shelves for just 85p
Shoppers say the new flavour tastes better than the original PIC OF THE BICS B&M shoppers spot new flavour of McVitie's childhood favourite biscuit on shelves for just 85p B&M fans are racing to stores to snap up a brand new flavour of McVities childhood favourites for 85p. The iconic biscuit brand has reimagined one of its most iconic snacks, with the launch of McVitie's Club Layers Orange. Advertisement 1 The new biscuits have been spotted on B&M shelves Credit: Facebook The Club has been a lunchbox staple for over a hundred years, and biscuit lovers can now enjoy it in a brand new form. The brand new biscuit flavour launched exclusively in Spar on June 30, before being launched in other supermarkets, such as B&M on July 21. This new mouthwatering, chocolate-coated wafer bar delivers the same chunky satisfaction as the classic Club biscuit but in an exciting new format. Now fans will have the opportunity to enjoy their favourite in a fresh way as it arrives in confectionery aisles across the UK for the first time. Advertisement You'll be treated to a generously coated thick milk chocolate bar filled with a punchy orange flavoured cream and multiple layers of crisp wafer. Catherine Morgenroth, Marketing Manager for McVitie's Club, said: 'McVitie's Club Layers Orange marks an exciting step for Club as it enters the confectionery aisle for the first time. "With Club having long been a favourite snack in many households, our new wafer bar offers a fresh way to enjoy the beloved classic and is perfect for those busy moments when you need a quick, tasty pick-me-up. Bars spotted in B&M Eagle-eyed shoppers have recently spotted the new bars in B&M stores, and have raced to pick them up. Advertisement One shopper posted a snap of the scrumptious-looking biscuits on B&M shelves, priced at 85p, to the Find Foods UK Facebook group. Alongside the picture, a caption reads: "New Club Layers Spotted In B&M stores." Shoppers raced to the comments section of the post, to share their love for the new biscuits. One person said: "Those club layers are really nice, better than the biscuits." Advertisement A second person said: "They are really nice, I prefer them." A third said: "I sell them in my work and have tasted them on my break. "I find them better than the biscuits and they are selling better than the biscuit ones too." This comes as Mcvities unveiled two brand new Hobnobs biscuits much to the delight of shoppers. Advertisement Plus, Australia's popular Tim Tam biscuits have launched a new flavour in the UK, available in Tesco only. The innovative flavour combines their iconic chocolate layers, now with a salted cracker between them.
The Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
B&M shoppers spot new flavour of McVitie's childhood favourite biscuit on shelves for just 85p
B&M fans are racing to stores to snap up a brand new flavour of McVities childhood favourites for 85p. The iconic biscuit brand has reimagined one of its most iconic snacks, with the launch of McVitie's Club Layers Orange. The Club has been a lunchbox staple for over a hundred years, and biscuit lovers can now enjoy it in a brand new form. The brand new biscuit flavour launched exclusively in Spar on June 30, before being launched in other supermarkets, such as B&M on July 21. This new mouthwatering, chocolate-coated wafer bar delivers the same chunky satisfaction as the classic Club biscuit but in an exciting new format. Now fans will have the opportunity to enjoy their favourite in a fresh way as it arrives in confectionery aisles across the UK for the first time. You'll be treated to a generously coated thick milk chocolate bar filled with a punchy orange flavoured cream and multiple layers of crisp wafer. Catherine Morgenroth, Marketing Manager for McVitie's Club, said: 'McVitie's Club Layers Orange marks an exciting step for Club as it enters the confectionery aisle for the first time. "With Club having long been a favourite snack in many households, our new wafer bar offers a fresh way to enjoy the beloved classic and is perfect for those busy moments when you need a quick, tasty pick-me-up. Bars spotted in B&M Eagle-eyed shoppers have recently spotted the new bars in B&M stores, and have raced to pick them up. One shopper posted a snap of the scrumptious-looking biscuits on B&M shelves, priced at 85p, to the Find Foods UK Facebook group. Alongside the picture, a caption reads: "New Club Layers Spotted In B&M stores." Shoppers raced to the comments section of the post, to share their love for the new biscuits. One person said: "Those club layers are really nice, better than the biscuits." A second person said: "They are really nice, I prefer them." A third said: "I sell them in my work and have tasted them on my break. "I find them better than the biscuits and they are selling better than the biscuit ones too." This comes as Mcvities unveiled two brand new Hobnobs biscuits much to the delight of shoppers. The innovative flavour combines their iconic chocolate layers, now with a salted cracker between them.
Daily Mail
23-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
You're eating fake white chocolate! Popular brands sneakily swap sweet treat for oil-based alternatives
White chocolate is gradually fading from UK supermarket shelves, a new report has claimed. Manufacturers are ditching white chocolate in favour of an alternative product made from palm and shea oils. However, a subtle shift in packaging - for instance, changing 'white chocolate' to 'white' - means consumers might have a harder time distinguishing a genuine product from one with a similar flavour profile. White chocolate, traditionally made from cocoa butter, sugar and milk solids, must contain a minimum of 20 per cent cocoa butter to be labelled as white chocolate under UK law, according to The Grocer. However, manufacturers are failing to meet the requirement, and are instead trading cocoa butter for vegetable oils, necessitating a rebrand and packaging changes, the outlet found. For instance, when McVitie's swapped cocoa butter for oils in its white Digestives, the brand altered the packaging to read 'white' and not 'white chocolate'. Despite a recipe change, the price of the white biscuits remained steady at major UK supermarkets, including Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Asda, and Tesco. Nestle followed suit with its white chocolate KitKat Chunky. A spokesperson told The Grocer that the change in description from 'white chocolate' to 'white' was 'accurate and compliant' with the bar's ingredients of vegetable fats. The shift might be a result of rising cocoa prices, which reached new heights last year when dry weather struck West Africa, home to most the world's cocoa farms, and led to a below-par crop. White chocolate products might be undergoing the shift before milk and dark chocolates because it's typically made from cocoa butter, which is easier to replicate. However, the change has impacted some milk and dark chocolate offerings, such as McVitie's Hobnobs Oaty Cookies. The Milk Chocolate Flavour Chips and Dark Chocolate Flavour Chips products do not contain enough cocoa mass to be classified as chocolate. It comes after r eports claimed that the price of multiple popular chocolate bars could soon soar in the UK. KitKats, Yorkie bars, and Aeros are among the sweet treats made by Nestle that might cost consumers more in the near future. According to Nestle, the change is down to increasing commodity costs, making the production process more costly. The conglomerate revealed that while it has already raised its prices this year, further increases could be on the way. In the first quarter of 2025, price hikes in the cost of coffee beans and cocoa saw Nestle raise prices by 2.1 per cent overall. The price hikes were higher in some markets, according to the Swiss company, with the increases in the double digits. Because of these growing prices, its sales growth by volume was affected, Nestle said. Prices of chocolate has risen in general over recent years, with consumers facing an almost 50 per cent increase. The changes have led some chocolate manufacturers to explore other avenues, including lab-grown chocolate. Mondelez International, which makes Oreo, Chips Ahoy cookies and Cadbury chocolate bars, poured funding into start-up Celleste Bio earlier this year, according to The Financial Times. The company uses cell culture technology to grow 100 percent natural cocoa from just one or two beans. Its aim is to 'eliminate the industry's costly reliance on fragile rainforests,' the company said on its website. The cost of cocoa has continued to grow to dizzying heights, in a rally which started over a year ago. At its peak in April 2024, prices for the ingredient surpassed $12,000 per tonne, which was an almost threefold increase from January, the FT reported. Cocoa prices have soared due to poor climate and bean disease in West Africa - which is home to 70 percent of global cocoa production, which has, in turn, tightened supply. 'If we don't change how we source cocoa, we won't have chocolate in two decades,' Michal Beressi Golomb, chief executive of Celleste Bio, told the outlet. With cell-cultured cocoa, the industry 'won't need to be dependent on nature,' she added. According to Golomb, record prices and global shortages are driving a surge of interest in cocoa alternatives. 'They're really worried about having a sustainable, consistent supply of quality cocoa,' she said. 'Everybody wants to be part of the party.' The company, established in 2022, is one of several firms exploring how the industry can become less reliant on traditional cocoa production. British food ingredients company Tate & Lyle has also partnered with BioHarvest Sciences to develop sweeteners from synthetic plant-derived molecules, the outlet reported. Other companies are looking at how to create sweet treats with other, natural ingredients. Last year, confectioner Fazer, which is based in Finland, rolled out a limited edition cocoa-free 'chocolate' made from local malted rye and coconut oil. 'Nearly four years ago, research told us climate change would impact the availability and price of cocoa,' Annika Porr from Fazer Confectionery's Forward Lab, told the FT, adding, 'This year it has become a reality.' While cocoa prices may be soaring, lab-grown alternatives still face price pressures - and the challenge of making products appeal to consumers. Celleste Bio aims to reach cost parity with pre-2024 cocoa prices once they are in the market in 2027. Porr added: 'Consumers really expect it to taste and feel similar to traditional cocoa. There is still work to be done.' It comes as some confectioners responded to cocoa price rises earlier this year by pitching more non-chocolate treats. Hershey's shipped more non-cocoa treats to retailers last Easter in addition to its traditional Reese's chocolate bunnies and eggs. The brand introduced a new six-pack of cookies 'n' cream bunnies, offered full-sized Kit Kat lemon crisp bars and mixed Haribo gummy bears with chocolate bars in its assortment bags. But despite moves to pull back from a heavy reliance on cocoa, large scale confection-makers said they would not be willing to sacrifice taste in order to save money. 'Tinkering now with the recipes and flavor profiles simply because the input cost for cocoa has gone up, in my opinion, would be a mistake,' Nestlé Chief Executive Officer Mark Schneider said on call with journalists in February.
Daily Mirror
18-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Mirror
McVities changes name of popular biscuit after removing vital ingredient
McVities has renamed a popular biscuit after removing a key ingredient, joining other chocolate brands like KitKat in changing its packaging and product descriptions If you look closely at certain packets of McVities Digestives and Nestlé KitKats in the UK, you will see that a few changes have been made to their packaging that have sparked some concerns about the quality of their products. The Kit Kat Chunky White launched in September 2012, compared to McVitie's White Chocolate Digestives, which returned to the UK market permanently in July 2023 - after being discontinued in 2005 - due to popular demand. Before their label of being 'white chocolate' biscuits, McVities Digestives and Nestlé KitKats are now simply 'white'. Shoppers have spotted these changes in some of their packaging products. Interestingly, their product description has had some changes. Now, both McVities' Digestives and Nestlé biscuits have a 'white chocolate flavour' or 'white coating'. McVities and Nestlé don't contain the required level of cocoa butter. To be considered as such, their products need to have a minimum of 20% cocoa butter, as per The Cocoa and Chocolate Products (England) Regulations 2003 act. Similarly, McVities has also removed cocoa butter from the White Digestive recipe. Instead, it's now using a mixture of palm and sea fats to make the white coatings. On the other hand, KitKat's Chunky White does contain cocoa-derived ingredients, including a fat-reduced cocoa powder, cocoa butter and cocoa mass. Still, palm and shea fats, which have a greater percentage of the recipe, are two ingredients used to make the white coating. A Nestlé spokesperson told the Mirror: "The 'coating' description means we are accurate and compliant with how we describe the ingredient, which is made with vegetable fats rather than cocoa butter.' Earlier this year, Nestlé removed the word 'chocolate' from their White KitKat packets, with McVities' White Digestive packaging doing the same recently. The cocoa butter got completely replaced with palm, shea and salt oils. As previously reported, the price of chocolate has increased over the past few years due to poor harvests in West Africa, particularly in Ghana and Ivory Coast, where more than half of the world's cocoa beans get harvested. Nestlé also stated that the increase in the cost of cocoa has made it much more difficult and expensive to manufacture its products, hence sometimes it has been necessary 'to make adjustments to the price or weight of some of their products.'
The Independent
14-07-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Jaffa Cake factory gets extra £21 million investment
Pladis, the Turkish-owned snacking giant behind McVitie's and Jacob's, is investing £68 million into its British operations. The substantial investment aims to significantly boost manufacturing capacity and productivity across its UK factories. A major portion, £33 million, is earmarked for the Liverpool Aintree facility, with £21 million for the Stockport Jaffa Cake factory and £2 million for the Carlisle site, creating 48 new jobs. An additional £12 million will support infrastructure across Pladis's wider UK network, including sites in Halifax, Harlesden, and Leicester. The company anticipates that these extensive investment plans will be completed by the end of 2026, fostering growth for its beloved brands.
