Who owns McVitie's?
McVitie's is owned by pladis (the United Kingdom).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: pladis — about us, pladis Global. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- pladis Global reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Edinburgh
- Founded
- 1830
- Category
- Food › Snacks › Cookies & crackers
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About McVitie's
McVitie's has baked in Scotland since 1830 and its digestive biscuit, created in 1892, is the best-selling biscuit in Britain. Whether the chocolate side of a chocolate digestive is the top or the bottom is a genuine and recurring national argument that the company has addressed in its advertising.
Ownership timeline of McVitie's
Where McVitie's sits in pladis
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by pladis
pladis controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in food.
Also in food
- Carr's (1831)
- Godiva Biscuits (1926)
- Jaffa Cakes (1927)
Other brands in cookies & crackers, and who owns them
The 137 brands in cookies & crackers on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is Valeo Foods, with 13; pladis has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Andante | Valeo Foods | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| belVita | Mondelēz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Choco Mucho | Rebisco | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Eti Burçak | Eti | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| emNAU | Paradise Foods | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea |
| Fortaleza | M. Dias Branco | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Biskrem | Ülker Bisküvi | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Bourbon | Britannia | 🇮🇳 India |
About the owner: pladis
pladis is a privately held company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2016. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control.
pladis was formed in 2016 by the Turkish Yıldız Holding to bring together United Biscuits, the Middle Eastern business DeMet's and its holding in the Turkish biscuit maker Ülker Bisküvi. It is one of the largest biscuit companies in the world. It does not own Ülker Bisküvi outright: pladis Foods Limited holds 47.23 per cent of the listed company, whose 2025 annual report names pladis as its main shareholder and controlling party.
🇬🇧 McVitie's and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; McVitie's is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of McVitie's?
The parent company of McVitie's is pladis, a privately held company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is McVitie's British?
Yes. McVitie's originated in the United Kingdom in 1830 and its owner, pladis, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is McVitie's still owned by pladis?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, McVitie's is still owned by pladis. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] pladis — about us — pladis Global, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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