About Elkes
Elkes Biscuits is a historic British biscuit manufacturer with roots dating back to 1908 when Charles Henry Elkes opened a baker and confectioner shop in Carter Street, Uttoxeter. Formally established in 1928, the company has grown into one of the UK's most significant biscuit producers, manufacturing 53 million individual biscuits every week from their Staffordshire factory. Elkes founded the legendary cow-printed Malted Milk biscuit in 1924—the iconic biscuit with the recognisable cow logo that has been a staple of British tea breaks for a century. Today, the Uttoxeter factory produces over 30,000 tonnes of biscuits annually, from Chocolate Oaties to Custard Creams, supplying major retailers across the UK under both the Elkes brand and supermarket own labels. The company has navigated various ownership changes—Adams Foods (1973), Northern Foods (1985), and the 2 Sisters Fox's brand—before returning to independence when Ranjit Singh Boparan acquired the plant via Boparan Private Office in 2022, saving 620 local jobs. This transition allowed the Uttoxeter factory to revert to its historic Elkes name. Available at UK supermarkets including Lidl with their Classics selection, Elkes represents over a century of British biscuit-making heritage. Many supermarket own-brand biscuits are actually Elkes-produced, so you've likely enjoyed their products without knowing. Compare prices on Grocefully for this beloved British brand.