Bisto

British

/ ˈbɪstəʊ /

noun

a preparation for thickening, flavouring, and browning gravy

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Premier Foods employs more than 4,000 people across Britain, and includes brands such as Batchelors, Bisto, Lloyd Grossman sauces and Sharwood's.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2023

“This was one of many ideas put forward in an industry brainstorming session,” a spokesman for Premier Foods, which owns brands including Mr Kipling, Bisto, Ambrosia and Paxo, said on Friday.

From Reuters • Jul. 2, 2021

I stuffed it in a big Bisto tin and kept it in my mother's wardrobe.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2016

Shares in Premier Foods have almost doubled in six months to 152 pence due partly to an improved trading performance led by a greater focus on best selling brands such as Ambrosia and Bisto.

From Reuters • Oct. 1, 2013

Other Christmas essentials to have suffered big price rises include Bisto gravy, which is up 31% on five years ago, and smoked salmon, up 26%.

From The Guardian • Dec. 8, 2012

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