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Cheddars are a brand of baked
Cheddar cheese-flavoured British-style savoury biscuit. They were originally manufactured and sold by Crawfords. Until 2014, Cheddars were marketed under the
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 ...
brand, but are now marketed under the
Jacob's
Jacob's is a brand name for several lines of biscuits and crackers in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. The brand name is owned by the Jacob Fruitfield Food Group, part of Valeo Foods, which produces snacks for the Irish market. ...
brand. Mini Cheddars continue to be marketed under the McVitie’s brand in Ireland. Cheddars are made with real cheese.
Mini Cheddars
Mini Cheddars were the result of product diversification by McVitie's in 1984–1985. New flavours were later introduced, including
Marmite
Marmite ( ) is a British savoury food spread based on yeast extract, invented by the German scientist Justus von Liebig. It is made from by-products of beer brewing ( lees) and is produced by the British company Unilever. Marmite is a vegan ...
, BBQ Beef,
Branston Pickle
Branston is an English food brand best known for the original Branston Pickle, a jarred pickled chutney first made in 1922 in the village of Branston near Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire by Crosse & Blackwell. The Branston factory proved to ...
, Cheese & Onion, Ham & Cheese and
Mature Cheddar. They are commonly sold as a snack in pubs throughout the United Kingdom.
In 2015, a range of crispier, crinkled Mini Cheddars called Crinklys was launched, with flavours such as Cheese & Onion, Salt & Vinegar,
Prawn Cocktail
Prawn cocktail, also known as shrimp cocktail, is a seafood dish consisting of shelled, cooked prawns in a Marie Rose sauce or cocktail sauce, served in a glass. It was the most popular hors d'œuvre in Great Britain, as well as in the United ...
and
Sweet Chili.
In 2017, three new cheese flavours were added to the range:
Stilton
Stilton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, about north of Huntingdon in Huntingdonshire, which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as a historic county of England.
History
There is evidence of Neo ...
,
Red Leicester
Red Leicester (also known simply as Leicester or Leicestershire cheese) is an English cheese, made in a similar manner to Cheddar cheese, although it is crumbly in texture and typically sold at 6 to 12 months of age. The rind is reddish-orange wi ...
and
Smoked Applewood. Also, they released their Mini Chedder Crispy Thins.
As of 2019, Jacob's Mini Cheddars are available in 8 flavours - Cheddar, Smoked Cheddar, BBQ, Red Leicester, Blue Stilton, Monterey Jack, Pepper Jack and Branston Pickle.
As of 2020 three new limited edition flavours were added; Nacho cheese & jalapeno, lime and chilli and chipotle chilli wings.
As of 2021, three new flavours were added; Ploughman's, Blue cheese and Chilli cheddar.
Cheddars
Cheddars Baked Cheese Biscuits are a larger version of the biscuit. Available in flavours such as; Cheddar Cheese, Pickle and Smoky BBQ.
External links
Mini Cheddarsat the United Biscuits website
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United Biscuits brands
British snack foods