Snack favourites including KP Nuts, McCoy’s crisps and Hula Hoops were sold to a German firm today in a deal thought to be worth more than £500m (€615.9m).

So-called low-fat foods can contain a similar number of calories as the standard versions — and might have more sugar, according to a study.

ANYONE who has ever taken part in a local litter clean-up knows wrappers for sweets, chocolate, biscuits, crisps and chips account for a large amount of the rubbish that blights the countryside.

PARENTS beware: That healthy-sounding snack that is supposedly tailored for your baby’s nutritional needs could be just as unhealthy as junk food, research shows.

Economic gloom and a huge jobs cull from banking giant Citigroup cast a pall over the London market today.

A ship grounded after it was hit by a freak wave may be stranded off Blackpool, England, for another week because of bad weather.

McVitie’s and Jacob’s owner United Biscuits agreed today to a £1.6bn (€2.4bn) takeover by a consortium made up of two private equity firms.

McVitie’s and Jacob’s owner United Biscuits agreed today to a £1.6bn (€2.4bn) takeover by two private equity firms.

Branston owner Premier Foods confirmed today it was looking at potential deals amid speculation it could swoop for the McVitie’s and Jaffa Cakes brands.

ORGANIC baby foods may be less nutritious than parents think, a consumer watchdog warned yesterday.

Two of the brands rescued from crisp maker Golden Wonder were sold on to the owner of Hula Hoops and KP nuts today.

French food group Danone is in advanced talks to sell its Jacob’s Irish biscuits business, according to Saturday’s Financial Times newspaper.

Sales of Hula-Hoops, Jaffa Cakes and other products made by United Biscuits reached £1.3bn (€1.9bn) in the last year, it emerged today.