McVitie’s Releases Chocolate Flavor Rich Tea Biscuits

McVitie’s UK has introduced a new chocolate flavor of their iconic Rich Tea biscuits, called “Rich Tea: The Cocoa One,” which is now available in Tesco stores across the country. This new flavor maintains the original shape of the biscuit but has added cocoa flavoring. Like the traditional Rich Tea biscuits, the cocoa version is also accidentally vegan as it contains no animal products, although it only carries a vegetarian certification due to potential cross-contamination during production.

Rich Tea biscuits are popular sweet biscuits commonly served with tea, with key ingredients such as wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oil, and malt extract. McVitie’s has been producing Rich Tea biscuits since 1891, and they have been a staple in UK supermarkets. While there have been few variations of Rich Tea in the past, the introduction of the new chocolate flavor marks a notable innovation for the brand known for its classic biscuits.