McVitie's shop floor roles redundant at their Manchester manufacturing facility. This redundancy announcement was also due to the modernisation agenda of the company and also involves a move from an 8-hour 5 day operation, to a 12-hour 7 day operation. In November 2014 United Biscuits, and hence also McVitie's, became owned by Turkish company Yildiz which in 2016 grouped some of its subsidiaries including United Biscuits as pladis (see United Biscuits). 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
Pladis Pladis Pladis Ltd (styled as pladis) is a global biscuit, chocolate and confectionery company owned by Yıldız Holding, the largest food company in the CEEMEA region. Pladis was established in January 2016 when Yıldız Holding brought together United Biscuits, Ulker, Godiva Chocolatier and DeMet’s Candy Company as one global business. Pladis has annual revenues of USD $5.2 billion and operates in 120 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas. The company has 34 factories in 13 countries and its products reach approximately 4 billion people worldwide. Pladis is a global biscuits and confectionery company which operates