United Biscuits

United Biscuits (UB) is one of the world's pre-eminent branded snacks businesses. We produce some of the best known and loved sweet and savoury snacks, with products ranging from biscuits and crackers to cakes and savoury snacks. Our unrivalled portfolio of brands has been meeting consumer needs for well over 100 years and includes such favourites as McVitie's, Jacob's, Carr's, McCoy's, Hula Hoops, McVitie's Jaffa Cakes, KP, Mini Cheddars, go ahead!, Verkade, Sultana, BN, and Delacre.   UB holds leading or strong number two positions in its core markets of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Ireland. Moreover our brands and products have global appeal. We have a rapidly growing international business unit serving consumers from North America to the Middle East, Africa, and Australia.
 
UB employs more than 8,500 people and has 11 manufacturing sites in the UK - Glasgow, Carlisle, Aintree, Manchester, Halifax, Teesside, Consett, Rotherham, Ashbty de la Zouch, Wigston, and Harlesden. Outside of the UK UB has 2 manufacturing sites in France, and 1 in Belgium, Netherlands and India  

United Biscuits Logistics is an in-house division controlling transport, warehousing, order management, customer service and production planning. We employ 327 people based at our National Distribution Centre in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. This NDC acts as consolidation and central storage point for all distribution to customer throughout the UK and Ireland.

United Biscuits Logistics mission statement is - Working as one team with all our customers to continuously improve our availability and cost to serve.

Our primary objective is to be best in class logistics provider improving our costs as a % of revenue year on year, in a safe, lean and environmental sustainable way.

We are an award winning function

2010 

• Motor Transport - ‘Own Account Operator of the Year'
• ‘Environment Award' winner
• ‘Low Carbon and Environment Award' winner 

2009 

• British Safety Council award winner 4 years in succession and presented with Sword of Honour
• CILT Environment Award Winner 
• Motor Transport ‘Partnership Award Winner - Nestle Collaboration  

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