Maryland Cookies
Maryland Cookies are a brand name of cookie produced by Burton's Biscuit Company in the United Kingdom.[1]
Background information
[edit]Maryland Cookies were first produced in 1956 by Lyons through its Blackpool subsidiary, Symbol Biscuits.[2] At the end of 1994, Lyons Biscuits was sold to Hillsdown Holdings, which was acquired in 1999 by Hicks Muse Tate & Furst. Horizon Biscuits, owned by HMTF, manufactured Maryland Cookies, and following HMTF’s acquisition of Burton’s Foods in 2000, the two businesses were merged.[3] Maryland Cookies subsequently took on Burton's branding. In 2021 Burton's was bought by the Ferrero Group.[4] According to Burton’s, Maryland is among the UK’s best-selling cookie brands.[5] According to a 2019 report in Wales Online, over 12 billion Maryland Cookies are sold within Europe each year.[6] The recipe for Maryland Cookies resembles a chocolate chip shortbread.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Mason, Tania (13 February 2003). "BRANDING: Burton's relaunches Maryland Cookies". Campaign. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ↑ Bird, Peter (2002). "Symbol Biscuits Ltd (Lyons Biscuits Ltd)". Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ↑ "Horizon and Burton's Biscuits merge". Marketing Week. 2 November 2000. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ↑ "Our History". Archived from the original on 2024-01-06. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ↑ Burton's Biscuit Company. "Maryland cookies". Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ↑ Bassey, Amardeep (3 July 2019). "Maryland Cookies wants to pay somebody to taste cookies; Over 12 billion Maryland Cookies are sold within Europe each year". Wales Online. MGN Ltd. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ↑ "Maryland cookies copycat recipe". allrecipes.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Maryland biscuits Archived 2021-01-21 at the Wayback Machine; Bay Biscuits