Blue Riband (biscuits) facts for kids
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| Owner | Nestlé |
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| Introduced | 1936 |
The Blue Riband is a yummy chocolate biscuit that is made by Nestlé today. It's a crispy wafer biscuit covered in a thin layer of milk chocolate. This tasty treat first came out in 1936.
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What is Blue Riband?
A Blue Riband is a type of chocolate biscuit. It has layers of crispy wafer, which is a very light and thin biscuit. These wafer layers are then covered in a smooth layer of milk chocolate. It's a popular snack for many people!
A Sweet History
The Blue Riband biscuit was first made in 1936. It was created by a company called Gray Dunn. Gray Dunn was a big biscuit maker in Scotland. At that time, Gray Dunn was part of a larger sweet company called Rowntree's.
Gray Dunn also made another biscuit called the Breakaway. The factory where Blue Riband was made was in Glasgow. It kept making Blue Riband until 1994.
Who Makes Blue Riband Now?
In 1988, a very big food company called Nestlé bought the Rowntree's group. This meant that Blue Riband became a Nestlé brand.
When Nestlé took over, they closed the Gray Dunn factory in Glasgow in 1994. Production of Blue Riband then moved to Newcastle in England. Later, in April 2017, Nestlé announced that the biscuits would be made in Poland.
How Blue Riband Changed
Over the years, the Blue Riband biscuit has changed a bit. The biscuits made today are smaller than they used to be.
The way they are packaged has also changed. They used to come in a wrapper that twisted closed at each end. This wrapper had a big blue bow on it. Now, they are packed in a sealed sleeve.
The taste and texture have changed too. The newer version is not as crispy as the first ones. The chocolate layer is also sweeter and thicker than it was when the biscuit first came out.
Blue Riband's Competitors
The main competitor for Blue Riband is the KitKat bar. KitKat is also a chocolate wafer biscuit. Interestingly, KitKat is also made by Nestlé! Because KitKat is so popular, Nestlé decided to change Blue Riband to make it different.
