If you think of famous biscuit manufacturers, which companies spring to mind? McVities, perhaps? Jacob’s? These names didn’t always dominate the market of dunkable delicacies. In the 19th century and for much of the 20th, Huntley & Palmers were the biggest global name in biscuits. Not only were they based in Reading, they shaped the […]

   

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