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__FORCETOC__ United Biscuits ("UB") is a British multinational food manufacturer, makers of McVitie's biscuits, Jacob's Cream Crackers, and Twiglets. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but in November 2014 it was acquired by Yıldız Holding. ==History== United Biscuits was formed in 1948 by a merger of two Scottish family businesses: McVitie & Price and MacFarlane Lang.〔"A New Biscuit Company." Times (England ) 19 March 1948: 9.〕 In 1962, William Crawford & Sons, best known for its shortbread, was acquired for £6 million.〔"United Biscuits Crawfords For More Than £6M." Times (England ) 24 May 1962: 19.〕 In 1965, William MacDonald & Sons was acquired for £2.8 million, and brought the Penguin brand to the group.〔"£2.8M. Biscuit Merger." Times (England ) 21 January 1965: 22.〕 In 1972, it acquired ''Carr's of Carlisle'', makers of the eponymous Table Water biscuits, from James Goldsmith's Cavenham Foods for £2.75 million.〔Anthony Rowley. "Cavenham sell biscuit interests for £4m." Times (England ) 5 July 1972: 19.〕 United Biscuits acquired the US-based Keebler Company for $53 million in 1974. It also owned the Wimpy Bar fast food restaurant chain between 1977 and 1989.〔"(Information on Wimpy's Franchise )",''Caterer Search''. Retrieved on 29 January 2008.〕 It acquired the frozen food company Ross Young's from Hanson in 1988 for £335 million. Keebler was sold for $500 million in 1995.〔(United Biscuits Sells Keebler for $500 Million )〕 The company was acquired in May 2000 by Finalrealm, a consortium of financial investors, as well as Nabisco Holdings Corporation: as part of the transaction, UB acquired Nabisco's European businesses. The company sold Young's Bluecrest in 2001, in order to concentrate on the sweet biscuit sector. In September 2004 the company bought the UK portion of Groupe Danone's Jacob's Biscuit Group for £240 million, including Cream Crackers and Twiglets.〔 〕 In July 2006 it sold its Southern European biscuits business to Kraft Foods, which in turn left the owner syndicate. In October 2006, MidOcean Partners sold the company to a consortium made up of the Blackstone Group and PAI Partners. The deal was completed in December 2006. In December 2012 UB agreed the sale of its KP Snacks business to Intersnack. On 3 November 2014, private equity funds managed by Blackstone and PAI Partners announced the sale of United Biscuits to Yıldız Holding. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United Biscuits」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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