Burton's Biscuit Company facts for kids
| Subsidiary | |
| Founded | 1935 |
| Founder | Joseph Burton |
| Headquarters | St Albans,
United Kingdom
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Area served
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Worldwide |
| Parent | Ferrero Group |
Burton's Biscuit Company is a well-known British company that makes delicious biscuits. It's actually the second-largest biscuit maker in the United Kingdom! The company was created in October 2000 when two companies, Burton's Gold Medal Biscuits and Horizon Biscuit Company, joined together. In November 2011, they changed their name from Burton's Foods to Burton's Biscuit Company.
Today, Burton's Biscuit Company has over 2,200 employees across the UK. They have three main factories where they make biscuits: in Llantarnam, Edinburgh, and Blackpool. They also have a special factory in Moreton that refines chocolate, and a big storage and shipping center in Liverpool. Their main office is in St Albans. Many of their tasty biscuits are sold all around the world!
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The Story of Burton's Biscuits
How It All Started
The very first Burton's biscuits were baked by George Burton. He started making biscuits in Blackpool, Lancashire. Later, in 1935, his grandson, Joseph Burton, officially founded the Burton's Biscuits company. For a while, they even made potato crisps and snacks, like Potato Puffs and Fish 'n' Chips! In 2014, they brought back the popular Fish 'n' Chips snacks.
Changes in Ownership
Over the years, Burton's Biscuit Company has had different owners. In 2000, the business was sold by Associated British Foods to a company called Hicks Muse Tate & Furst. Then, in March 2007, another company, Duke Street Capital, bought Burton's.
By September 2009, Burton's was owned by two new groups: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Apollo Global Management. Duke Street still owned a smaller part of the company.
In 2013, the company was put up for sale again. In November of that year, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan bought Burton's. This is a large organization that manages retirement money for teachers in Canada.
In 2016, Burton's made a deal about Cadbury biscuits. They sold the right to make Cadbury-branded biscuits to Mondelēz International, which owns Cadbury. However, Burton's factories still make these biscuits for Mondelēz.
Most recently, in June 2021, the company was bought by the Ferrero SpA group. Ferrero is a very famous company known for making chocolates and other sweet treats around the world.
Popular Biscuit Brands
Burton's Biscuit Company makes many biscuits that you might know and love! Here are some of their popular brands:
- Jammie Dodgers
- Lyons Biscuits
- Lyons Coconut Delights
- Lyons Cookies
- Lyons Digestive
- Lyons Fig Rolls
- Lyons Jam Teacakes
- Lyons Toffypops
- Viscount
- Maryland Cookies
- Royal Edinburgh
- Wagon Wheels
See Also
- Fox's Biscuits
- Huntley & Palmers
- Jacob Fruitfield Food Group and Jacob's
- Tunnock's
- United Biscuits
