Which company's products include Bisto, Branton pickle, Hovis, Mr Kipling cakes and Robertson's jam?
Mr Kipling Mr Kipling Mr Kipling is a brand of cakes, pies and baked goods marketed in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was introduced in May 1967 (at a time when cakes were more often bought from local bakers), to sell cakes of a local baker's standard to supermarkets, and grew to become the United Kingdom's largest cake manufacturer by 1976. The trademark is owned by Premier Foods, after its acquisition of Ranks Hovis McDougall (RHM) in 2007. Mr Kipling's Cakes are made by the RHM subsidiary known as Manor Bakeries Ltd. which also produces products under the Lyons and Cadbury
Mr Kipling are pink ("strawberry") with pink drizzle, yellow ("lemon") with yellow drizzle, and brown (chocolate) with chocolate drizzle. Whereas cocoa is cited in the ingredients list, strawberry and lemon are not. The cakes are 30% sugar. French Fancies were among the 20 varieties of cake that were part of the initial launch in 1967. A limited edition appeared in 2012, renamed British Fancies, containing cakes in red, white and blue. In September 2008, Mr Kipling announced the Big French Fancy, a large cake which can be sliced into portions. Supermarket and home-made copies are called Fondant Fancies. Mr Kipling Mr Kipling