Carr’s water biscuits, a cracker brand owned by United Biscuits, will be off the shelves for months after a Carlisle factory was one of the victims of the New Year floods in the North of England.

Carr's Table Water biscuits, a favourite of cheese-lovers for more than a century, look like being in short supply after production was hit by flooding.

The makers of Carr's water biscuits say the crackers will be missing from dinner parties for a 'couple of months' after the Carlisle factory was flooded. UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...

Carr died in 1884, but by 1885, the company was making 128 varieties of biscuit and employing 1,000 workers. Carr’s became part of Cavenham Foods in 1964 and in 1972, was sold to United Biscuits.

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The day Ivy, 81, got a job at Carr's and was given her own overalls was a moment of immense pride. "I went home and wore them all evening. I wanted everyone to see me and to show them I was in work.

JD Carr was a "great custodian" of biscuit-making, Mr Ebdon says, and old recipe books are still kept here in the factory's offices. It is also one the city's biggest employers.

Ian Carr joined the biscuit side in 1950 and was its sales director until 1962, when he moved across to Carr's Milling Industries, succeeding his cousin Ivan as chairman two years later.

As yesterday was National Biscuit Day, we thought it would be an excellent opportunity to revisit Carlisle’s biscuit-making heritage. In 1831, Jonathan Dodgson Carr formed a small bakery and ...