United Biscuits
British food manufacturer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United Biscuits (UB) is a British multinational food manufacturer, makers of McVitie's biscuits, Jacob's Cream Crackers, and Twiglets. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. In November 2014, the company was acquired by Yıldız Holding and is now part of Pladis.
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Food |
Predecessor | United Biscuits (holdings) plc |
Founded | 18 March 1948; 76 years ago (1948-03-18) |
Headquarters | London, England, UK |
Key people | Murat Ülker (Chairman)[1] David Murray (Managing Director)[1] Sridhar Ramamurthy (Chief financial officer)[1] |
Products | Sweet and salty snacks |
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Number of employees | 4,526 (2018) |
Parent | Pladis (50–75%)[3] |
Website | www |
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United Biscuits manufactures in a number of countries across Europe, such as the Netherlands, France and Belgium. It also has a manufacturing site in India. Its company's headquarters is in Chiswick Business Park in west London.