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United Biscuits (Mcvities) has been sold off to a Turkish company called Yildiz Holdings for £2 billion.
As long as they don't fuck about with Jaffa Cakes, by turning them into Turkish Delight Cakes. |
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"United Biscuits (Mcvities) has been sold off to a Turkish company called Yildiz Holdings for £2 billion.
As long as they don't fuck about with Jaffa Cakes, by turning them into Turkish Delight Cakes."
I think you've missed a marketing opportunity there |
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"United Biscuits (Mcvities) has been sold off to a Turkish company called Yildiz Holdings for £2 billion.
As long as they don't fuck about with Jaffa Cakes, by turning them into Turkish Delight Cakes."
What a fucking brilliant idea!!
You may have been joking but you've hit upon something there!! Patent quick !!! |
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By *odareyouMan
over a year ago
not far from iceland,,,,,, tescos is nearer though :-) (near leeds) |
"bushmills whisky(northern ireland) now owned by a mexican company 
Is it I thought it was owned by diageo? "
My favourite whiskey is bushmills original  I don't like tequila, |
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By *bi HaiveMan
over a year ago
Forum Mod Cheeseville, Somerset |
"United Biscuits (Mcvities) has been sold off to a Turkish company called Yildiz Holdings for £2 billion.
As long as they don't fuck about with Jaffa Cakes, by turning them into Turkish Delight Cakes."
It may have initially been a British company but since 2006 it's been in the hands of a consortium consisting of the Blackstone Group (American private equity firm) and PAI Partners (French private equity firm).
So technically stopped being British years ago.
Still - I've just eaten an entire packet of chocolate cream hobnobs and a packet of vanilla cheesecake digestives (currently 50p a packet each at a certain supermarket!) - so as long as they still make biscuits I really don't give a toss who owns them! 
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By *bi HaiveMan
over a year ago
Forum Mod Cheeseville, Somerset |
"(currently 50p a packet each at a certain supermarket!)
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Name it....  "
Since there's no shame, I don't work for them/own shares and therefore couldn't possibly be construed as commercial spam.........
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Nah - I'm buying them all ! 
Bwahahahahaha!!!
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Its better to be bought out then closed or moved to a EU country for cheaper wages "
Slightly off topic but didn't they shut the transit van factory and move that to Turkey as well |
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