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McVitie's Rich Tea Biscuits - 300g

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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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” we read every message.

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Buy McVitie's Rich Tea Biscuits - 300g in Canada

McVitie's Rich Tea Biscuits - 300g are exactly the sort of biscuit that does not need a dramatic introduction. Crisp, plain-speaking, and very capable of disappearing once the bag is open.

There is something reassuring about a biscuit that knows its job and gets on with it. No fuss, no unnecessary theatrics, just a straightforward British biscuit that tends to earn its keep rather quickly.

With 36 biscuits per pack, this looks like a sensible quantity on paper. In practice, it usually turns into a slightly tense bit of packet management.

The Great British Shop keeps McVitie's Rich Tea Biscuits - 300g available in Canada for customers looking for authentic British food in Canada. They sit neatly in the British biscuits category and are easy to order online in Canada.

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Ingredients and Nutritional Information
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Ingredients

Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Sugar, Vegetable Oil (Palm), Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Barley Malt Extract, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Salt

Allergens: May Contain Soya. May also contain Soya.

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 biscuits per pack: 36

Typical values Per 100g Per Biscuit (8.3g)
Energy (kJ) 1934 161
Energy (kcal) 460 38
Fat 15.7g 1.3g
of which Saturates 7.4g 0.6g
Carbohydrate 71.1g 5.9g
of which Sugars 18.6g 1.5g
Fibre 3.0g 0.2g
Protein 7.2g 0.6g
Salt 0.81g 0.07g
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IngrΓ©dients et valeurs nutritionnelles (FranΓ§ais)
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IngrΓ©dients

Farine (farine de blΓ©, calcium, fer, niacine, thiamine), sucre, huile vΓ©gΓ©tale (palme), sirop de glucose-fructose, extrait de malt d'orge, agents levants (bicarbonate de sodium, bicarbonate d'ammonium), sel

Allergènes : Peut contenir du soja. Peut aussi contenir du soja.

Les informations sur le produit sont exactes au moment de la publication. Les produits pouvant changer, veuillez vΓ©rifier l’étiquette Γ  la rΓ©ception pour obtenir les informations les plus rΓ©centes sur les ingrΓ©dients et les allergΓ¨nes.

Valeurs nutritionnelles

Nombre habituel de biscuits par paquet : 36

Valeurs typiques Par 100g Par biscuit (8.3g)
Γ‰nergie (kJ) 1934 161
Γ‰nergie (kcal) 460 38
Lipides 15.7g 1.3g
dont saturΓ©s 7.4g 0.6g
Glucides 71.1g 5.9g
dont sucres 18.6g 1.5g
Fibres 3.0g 0.2g
ProtΓ©ines 7.2g 0.6g
Sel 0.81g 0.07g
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More About McVitie's Rich Tea Biscuits - 300g
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McVitie's Rich Tea Biscuits - 300g is available in Canada for shoppers looking for proper British biscuits with the familiar crisp, straightforward style Rich Tea is known for. McVitie's Rich Tea Biscuits - 300g is an easy fit for customers searching for British food in Canada by exact product name.

At The Great British Shop, this biscuit line ships from within Canada, which makes it easier to order online in Canada without turning a biscuit restock into a project. Customers in Halifax, Dartmouth and Bedford often look for British groceries that feel recognisable rather than merely nearby.

In Ontario and Quebec, shoppers in Toronto, Mississauga, Ottawa and Montreal regularly search for British biscuits in Canada that match the products they actually want. McVitie's Rich Tea Biscuits - 300g sits neatly in that search, especially for people building a practical order rather than a dramatic one.

Across Alberta and British Columbia, customers in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria also look for British groceries in Canada that are specific, familiar and easy to buy again. McVitie's Rich Tea Biscuits - 300g is available in Canada and ships from within Canada, which helps when the cupboard is being managed with varying degrees of success.

Whether you are searching for McVitie's Rich Tea Biscuits - 300g specifically or browsing British food in Canada more broadly, The Great British Shop keeps it straightforward. You can buy it in Canada, order it online in Canada, and add a proper British biscuit to the basket without making the whole thing more complicated than it needs to be.

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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, MontrΓ©al, 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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