Our Story

OUR JOURNEY TO
NUMBER ONE

At Border, we know how special biscuit moments can be. That’s why our family bakery has been dedicated to perfecting every recipe since 1984. From finessing our signature flavours to crafting the perfect crunch. Whenever the moment matters to you, make sure you enjoy it with a Border Biscuit.

We’re a family business and proud to be Scotland’s number 1 premium biscuit brand. As well as bakers of the UK’s favourite Dark Chocolate Gingers and year-round Sharing Pack, our famous mini packs have also earned us the accolade of UK’s #1 out of home individually portioned biscuit brand!

Passionate about our craft, our recipes, and our people, we settle for nothing short of biscuit perfection.

GLORIOUS BEGINNINGS

John Cunningham bought a tiny factory in Lanark and set out to make the tastiest biscuits imaginable.

GLORIOUS BEGINNINGS

Word spread. Soon new recipes including Dark Chocolate Gingers, Viennese Whirls and Chocolate Crumbles were launched.

MAKING OUR MOVE

To meet high demand, we needed a bigger and better premises. The Lanarkshire factory we found remains our biscuit-making home today.

BUSY LITTLE BAKERS

Global demand grew so we expanded our factory dramatically to produce 300,000 packets a week.

A NATION OF CHOCOHOLICS

Our Dark Chocolate Gingers were officially revealed as the nation’s favourite. By this point, we’d produced over 20 million, using 155 tonnes of chocolate.

COMMITING TO SUSTAINABILITY

We eliminated 90% of plastic from our core retail packaging which saves 537 tonnes of CO2 from the manufacturing process.

A COMMUNITY SUPPORT MILESTONE

In February 2021 we hit £1m donated to local causes in Lanarkshire through Border Community Support.

A DELIGHTFUL NEW LOOK

With Border’s popularity continuing to grow, we decided it was time to refresh the look of our brand and packs.

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