Inside the Factory: Keeping Britain Going

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Categorie: Lifestyle

Gregg Wallace reconnects with the McVitie's factory in Harlesden, north west London, which he visited back in 2017. The coronavirus crisis caused a huge spike in the nation's desire for sweet treats, and sales of the firm's chocolate digestives rose by 71 per cent, meaning in just two months, they sold an astonishing 12.5 million packets. Gregg looks back at his original visit to the factory, following the production of chocolate digestives from the arrival of 28 tonnes of flour right through to dispatch. Along the way, he discovers that the chocolate is added to the bottom not the top of the biscuits - so they are all being eaten the wrong way up! Cherry Healey is on the trail of the chocolate, the most expensive ingredient at around £2,000 per tonne, and historian Ruth Goodman investigates the link between biscuits and digestion. Gregg speaks to manager Nina Sparks via video call.