Don’t be alarmed, but there’s a ‘biscuit drought’ in the UK because the McVities factory flooded

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Don’t be alarmed, people of Britain, but we are in the midst of a biscuit drought.
Floods that followed Storms Desmond and Eva forced the closure of the United Biscuits factory in Carlisle in December, and ever since, there has been a notable absence in shops of such British household staples as Crawford’s custard creams and McVitie’s ginger nuts.
And though United Biscuits has recommenced production on some of its lines, it anticipates ‘several months’ of biscuit shortages.
‘Due to floods in Carlisle we are experiencing a shortage of a number products under the McVitie’s, Jacob’s, Carr’s and Crawford’s brands,’ United Biscuits said in a statement last month.
‘We apologise if consumers are finding it difficult to get hold of some of these products and we are working hard at our Carlisle site to resume normal service as soon as possible.’
Hang in there, Britain.
Metro