Source: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/biscuit-shortage-over-flood-hit-11155896Biscuit shortage over as flood-hit North factory resumes production
Storm Desmond put the North factory out of action for four months but ginger nuts and custard creams will soon be returning back to shelves
Ginger Nut biscuits on the production line
Following four months of repairs to a flood-hit factory McVities Ginger Nuts are back on shelves.
The beloved biscuits had been out of production when the United Biscuits factory in Cumbria was flooded, but have now joined the McVities Gold variety line in returning to retail.
Desolate biscuit lovers had written in their droves to United Biscuits expressing their anguish, but will be able to celebrate the return of the Ginger Nuts with a whole selection box worth of goodies.
Household favourites including custard creams, bourbons, and the Jacobs and Crawfords brands will soon be joining ginger nuts on supermarket shelves.
Meanwhile, news is expected soon of Carrs Table Water Biscuits, whose unique oven was wrecked by the floods.
Production at the factory was halted on December 5, owing to substantial flood damage to the electrical equipment and ovens.
After being submerged in 39.2 million litres of water, 540 tonnes of debris were cleared from the factory to allow for normal production to commence.
Mark Taylor, manufacturing director at United Biscuits said: Its four months almost to the day since the flooding and were delighted that loyal consumers and fans of our products will be able to enjoy their favourite biscuits again, including our famous McVities Ginger Nuts.
We know how popular our brands are and how disappointing it has been waiting their return; we appreciate everyones patience in bearing with us.
Over the past four months weve come together to get the factory back up and running as quickly as possible.
Full production has now resumed. We couldnt be happier or more thankful to everyone that has helped and supported us in getting the factory back up and running.
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Those look like cookies to me
Funky Papa
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goddamnit
look again!
I haven't had ginger nuts in a long time. I might buy some now.
GraveRobberX
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Those are ginger snaps aka cookies
Biscuits need buttermilk in them!
Biscuits need buttermilk in them!
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Ginger nuts?
Should have stayed in the water tbh
Should have stayed in the water tbh
No. Keep our biscuits British!
Sir_Crocodile
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Thank god
Sir_Crocodile
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The best biscuit is the chocolate digestive. Closely followed by the pink wafer and the better chocolate bourbons.
Lollipop Dave
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Markitron
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No place for the Jammy Dodger in your top 3? Blasphemy!
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Orange chocolate covered digestives are the best.
'Jammy Dodger' also sounds like something you'd yell at a car that just cut you off while flipping the bird.
I love the english language.
QuicheFontaine
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At last, our long national nightmare is over.
The EU referendum goes way beyond biscuits. And I never thought I'd be saying that.
The EU referendum goes way beyond biscuits. And I never thought I'd be saying that.
pitcairn55
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Agreed. Jammy Dodgers beat pink wafers any day.
Milk chocolate Hobnobs are clearly the greatest biscuit of all time however.
Sir_Crocodile
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Jammie Dodgers are great. I barely ever eat them though as it feels like they're destroying my teeth lol
Markitron
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That's the ultimate sign of a quality biscuit.
Chocolate digestives are a waste of good chocolate. They're a poor mans chocolate hobnob
SuperBanana
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Bleh, Ginger nuts. They're the worst kind of biscuit, only beaten by lemon crisps.
Sir_Crocodile
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wheat>oats
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Cookies? Surely you mean Bakey-wakey-snick-snacks.
You can keep your horsefeed base to yourself thank you very much.
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Indrid Cold1
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Go rich tea or go home.
People like you will be the first against the wall when the revolution comes
Markitron
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? How is this even an opinion, they have no flavour!
I'm also not impressed with Jaffa Cakes not getting any mentions.
Sir_Crocodile
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Well, it's better then highey-fructosey-cornsyrupy-snacks I guess
At the rate Corbyn's going that'll be never lol
toweringinferno
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You are all mistaken. The best biscuits are Garibaldi.
Foxes chocolate cookies come a close second.
Foxes chocolate cookies come a close second.
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Morrisons is charging £1.11 for a pack of Hobnobs!!!!
ONE POUND AND ELEVEN PENCE!!!!
What in the world?
Ginger Nuts can go bollocks to be honest.
ONE POUND AND ELEVEN PENCE!!!!
What in the world?
Ginger Nuts can go bollocks to be honest.
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Hail to the king, motherfuckers.
Whilst I agree on chocolate hobnobs being awesome and all, with all due respect you can get tae fuck with that anti chocolate digestive thinking.
pitcairn55
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Garibaldi? Seriously? Squashed fly biscuits? Good lord.
This issue goes well beyond mere party politics
Markitron
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Hail to the king, motherfuckers.
I dunno man, they look like bars to me. If they qualify then so do Club and Rocky bars.............
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