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The Ferrero-related Company will take over Burton’s six UK production facilities based in Blackpool, Dorset, Edinburgh, Livingston, Llantarnam and Isle of Arran.
The company aims to “enlarge the offer of products in the sweet biscuits market”.
Burton’s Biscuit Company owns brands including Maryland Cookies, Jammie Dodgers and Wagon Wheels and generated sales of more than £275m during the last 12 months.
The entry deadline for the Retail Industry Awards – which reward excellence across a raft of different categories – has been extended to to 11 June. Find everything you need to enter here.
