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McVitie
McVitie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * George McVitie (born 1948), English footballer *Jack McVitie (1932–1967), English mobster See also *McVitie's McVitie's () is a British snack food brand owned by United Biscuits. The name derives from the original Scottish biscuit maker, McVitie & Price, Ltd., established in 1830 on Rose Street in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company moved to various sites ..., a snack food brand * McVittie {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George McVitie
George James McVitie (born 7 September 1948) is an English footballer who played as a right winger in the Football League. McVitie's club of longest service was Carlisle United for whom he played in two spells. These were sandwiched around playing for West Bromwich Albion and Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic be .... He ended his senior career playing in Scotland for Dumfries club, Queen of the South. References External linksGeorge McVitie's Career 1948 births Living people English footballers Footballers from Carlisle, Cumbria Association football midfielders Carlisle United F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack McVitie
Jack McVitie (19 April 1932 – 29 October 1967), best known as Jack the Hat, was an English criminal from London during the 1950s and 1960s. He is posthumously famous for triggering the imprisonment and downfall of the Kray twins. He had acted as an enforcer and hitman with links to The Firm, and was murdered by Reggie Kray in 1967. Criminal history McVitie's first criminal conviction was in October 1946 when he was taken to Buntingford Juvenile Court for stealing a watch and cigarettes. Life McVitie married Marie Marney in Surrey in 1950. He fathered one son who was named Tony McVitie. The nickname ''Jack the Hat'' is said to be because of a trilby hat that he wore to cover up his hair loss. A known drug trafficker by the 1960s, he had been an associate of the Kray twins for some time and, although never a permanent member of ''The Firm'', was regularly employed to commit various crimes on their behalf. In 1967, Ronnie Kray paid McVitie £500 in advance to kill ex-friend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McVitie's
McVitie's () is a British snack food brand owned by United Biscuits. The name derives from the original Scottish biscuit maker, McVitie & Price, Ltd., established in 1830 on Rose Street in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company moved to various sites in the city before completing the St Andrews Biscuit Works factory on Robertson Avenue in the Gorgie district in 1888. The company also established one in Glasgow and two large manufacturing plants south of the border, in Heaton Chapel, Stockport, and Park Royal, London. There are seven McVitie's factories in the UK, with each producing a different types of biscuit; the Harlesden site in north-west London manufactures the chocolate digestives. Under United Biscuits McVitie's held a Royal Warrant from Queen Elizabeth II. The best-selling biscuit manufacturer in the United Kingdom, McVitie's produces chocolate digestives, Hobnobs and Rich tea (ranked the three favourite biscuits to dunk into tea), and Jaffa Cakes (the best selling cake i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
