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McVitie's Penguin Original - 7 Pack

Original price $6.99 - Original price $6.99
Original price
$6.99
$6.99 - $6.99
Current price $6.99

About our best-before dates

We work hard to bring proper British groceries to Canada, but importing food across an ocean is not as tidy as stocking a supermarket shelf down the road.

Some products arrive with long dates. Some arrive with shorter ones. Different products come through the import process with different shelf lives, so the dates are not always as neat or predictable as they would be in a regular Canadian supermarket.

Most online grocery shops do not show best-before dates unless something is getting close. We do it differently.

If you were shopping in our Halifax store, you could pick up the product, turn it over, and check the date before buying. We think our online customers should get that same level of transparency.

That is why we show best-before dates clearly on our products.

What "best before" actually means

A best-before date is about quality — flavour, texture, freshness, and how the product is expected to be at its best.

It is not the same as a "use by" or expiry date, which only appears on certain regulated foods.

For everyday groceries like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sweets, tea, sauces, jams, and pantry items, the best-before date is a quality marker, not a safety marker.

Why our dates vary so much

British imports are unpredictable. We do not get to choose every date that arrives in Canada, and different products naturally come with different shelf lives.

A jar of sauce may have months or years on it. A bag of crisps might arrive with a much shorter window and still be completely normal for that type of product.

We check dates, show them clearly, and give you the information before you buy — because that is how it should be.

What the colours mean

  • More than 30 days remaining
  • Within 30 days
  • Within 5 days, or past the best-before date

The product page will still show the actual date, so you can decide what works for you.

Why some customers like shorter dates

Many of our regular customers deliberately shop shorter-dated items when the price makes sense.

A chocolate bar with two weeks left is often every bit as good as one with six months left — and if we can pass on a saving instead of letting perfectly good food go to waste, everyone wins.

It is not about cutting corners. It is about being clear, fair, and sensible with stock that has travelled a long way to get here.

Questions about a specific product? Email help@thegreatbritishshop.ca — we read every message.

Availability:
In stock — ships from Canada

★ 4.8/5 shop rating from customers across Canada

 
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Buy McVitie's Penguin Original - 7 Pack in Canada

McVitie's Penguin Original - 7 Pack is one of those biscuit-box regulars that barely needs an introduction. If you know the combination of biscuit, cream filling, and chocolate coating, you already know why these tend not to hang about.

The 7 pack sounds organised and sensible, which is nice in theory. In practice, it usually just means there are several opportunities to ignore your own good intentions.

These are chocolate flavour cream filled biscuit bars with a milk chocolate flavour coating, so they sit quite happily between biscuit and chocolate without bothering to pick a side. Fair enough, really.

The Great British Shop keeps McVitie's Penguin Original - 7 Pack available in Canada for customers looking for authentic British food in Canada. It is the genuine UK version and an easy fit for anyone stocking up on British chocolate.

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Suitable for Vegetarians
Ingredients and Nutritional Information
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Ingredients

Milk Chocolate Flavour Coating (29%) [Sugar, Vegetable Oils (Palm, Shea), Cocoa Mass, Dried Skimmed Milk, Dried Whey (Milk), Butter Oil (Milk), Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, E476), Natural Flavouring], Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Sugar, Palm Oil, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Natural Flavouring, Salt

Allergens: Contains Milk, Contains Soya, Contains Wheat

Product information is correct at the time of posting. As products may change, please check the label upon delivery for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Nutritional Information

Typical number of bars per pack: 7

Typical values Per 100g Per Bar
Energy (kJ) 2177 544
Energy (kcal) 520 130
Fat 27.0g 6.7g
of which Saturates 15.2g 3.8g
Carbohydrate 62.8g 15.7g
of which Sugars 40.8g 10.2g
Fibre 2.5g 0.6g
Protein 5.3g 1.3g
Salt 0.19g 0.05g
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Ingrédients et valeurs nutritionnelles (Français)
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Ingrédients

Enrobage saveur chocolat au lait (29 %) [sucre, huiles végétales (palme, karité), pâte de cacao, lait écrémé en poudre, lactosérum en poudre (lait), huile de beurre (lait), émulsifiants (lécithine de soja, E476), arôme naturel], farine (farine de blé, calcium, fer, niacine, thiamine), sucre, huile de palme, sirop de glucose-fructose, poudre de cacao maigre, agents levants (bicarbonate de sodium, bicarbonate d’ammonium), arôme naturel, sel

Allergènes : Contient du lait, contient du soja, contient du blé

Les informations sur le produit sont exactes au moment de la publication. Les produits pouvant changer, veuillez vérifier l’étiquette à la réception pour obtenir les informations les plus récentes sur les ingrédients et les allergènes.

Valeurs nutritionnelles

Nombre habituel de barres par paquet : 7

Valeurs typiques Par 100g Par barre
Énergie (kJ) 2177 544
Énergie (kcal) 520 130
Lipides 27.0g 6.7g
dont saturés 15.2g 3.8g
Glucides 62.8g 15.7g
dont sucres 40.8g 10.2g
Fibres 2.5g 0.6g
Protéines 5.3g 1.3g
Sel 0.19g 0.05g
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More About McVitie's Penguin Original - 7 Pack
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McVitie's Penguin Original - 7 Pack is available in Canada for shoppers looking for proper British chocolate with a biscuit centre and cream filling. Imported from the UK, McVitie's Penguin Original - 7 Pack is the genuine UK version for customers who want the exact one they remember.

At The Great British Shop, this British chocolate favourite ships from within Canada, making it straightforward to order online in Canada. Customers in Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford and Toronto often search for McVitie's Penguin Original - 7 Pack by name rather than browsing aimlessly and hoping for the best.

In Ontario, shoppers in Mississauga and Ottawa regularly add British groceries to larger household orders, especially when they are after recognisable biscuit bars and British chocolate. McVitie's Penguin Original - 7 Pack is available in Canada for exactly that sort of practical restock.

Across Alberta and British Columbia, customers in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria look for British food in Canada that feels familiar rather than vaguely similar. McVitie's Penguin Original - 7 Pack fits that search neatly, and it ships from within Canada rather than taking the scenic route.

Whether you are searching for British groceries in Canada, British chocolate online, or McVitie's Penguin Original - 7 Pack specifically, The Great British Shop keeps it simple. It is available in Canada, easy to buy online in Canada, and firmly in the category of genuine UK products people usually come back for.

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Additional Information

Packaging Accuracy

We always do our best to keep product information as accurate and up to date as possible. From time to time, manufacturers change packaging, ingredients, nutritional information, allergen advice, pack sizes, or branding without much notice. Because of that, the product you receive may look slightly different from the images shown online.

If anything important changes, we update our listings as quickly as we can. If you have a question about ingredients, allergens, or a specific product before ordering, please get in touch and we will gladly check it for you.

Transparent Online Pricing

We believe in being upfront about pricing. Some products are priced higher online than they are in-store, especially heavier items, fragile goods, or products that are more expensive to pack and ship safely across Canada.

That difference is not there to catch anyone out. It reflects the real cost of getting British food to customers properly, whether you are ordering from Toronto, Halifax, Dartmouth, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Mississauga, Montréal, Victoria, Winnipeg, Windsor, Bedford, Saint John, Charlottetown, Kitchener, Carleton Place, London, Burlington, Etobicoke, or somewhere smaller in between.

We would rather be transparent about that than hide the reality in vague terms. Proper service, careful packing, and honest pricing matter to us, and we would rather explain the cost clearly than build it into the experience in a way that feels misleading.

Weather, Melting & Freezing Risk

Some products carry a higher risk during transit in extreme weather. In warmer months, chocolate and other heat-sensitive items may soften or melt. In colder months, drinks and certain products may freeze, leak, or become damaged in transit.

We do what we reasonably can to reduce that risk. Liquids are packed in sealed protective bags to help protect the rest of your order if a bottle leaks or bursts. During summer, we may add ice packs to chocolate orders or take extra packing precautions where possible. Even so, there is no way to fully guarantee that heat-sensitive or cold-sensitive products will arrive unaffected during extreme weather.

We are clear about that because we would rather be honest than make promises we cannot always control. Your trust matters to us, and we try to be transparent about how we price, pack, and ship every order.

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