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McVitie's Penguin Orange - 172.2g

Original price $5.99 - Original price $5.99
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$5.99 - $5.99
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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 — 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

 
More about this product

Buy McVitie's Penguin Orange - 172.2g in Canada

McVitie's Penguin Orange - 172.2g is what happens when an ordinary Penguin decides tea break could do with a bit more citrus. Fair enough, really.

You still get the familiar biscuit bar format, but with chocolate and orange flavour cream inside and a milk chocolate flavour coating outside. It is a tidy little arrangement and it does not take long to make its point.

Seven bars per pack sounds organised and sensible. It also sounds like the sort of number people only notice once the packet feels suspiciously light.

The Great British Shop keeps McVitie's Penguin Orange - 172.2g available in Canada for customers looking for authentic British food in Canada. It sits neatly in the British biscuits category and is easy to order online in Canada.

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Suitable for Vegetarians
Ingredients and Nutritional Information

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, Natural Orange Flavouring, Salt

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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) 2173 543
Energy (kcal) 519 130
Fat 26.9g 6.7g
of which Saturates 15.2g 3.8g
Carbohydrate 62.7g 15.7g
of which Sugars 40.7g 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)

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, cacao maigre en poudre, agents levants (bicarbonate de sodium, bicarbonate d’ammonium), arôme naturel, arôme naturel d’orange, sel

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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) 2173 543
Énergie (kcal) 519 130
Lipides 26.9g 6.7g
dont saturés 15.2g 3.8g
Glucides 62.7g 15.7g
dont sucres 40.7g 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 Orange - 172.2g

McVitie's Penguin Orange - 172.2g is available in Canada for shoppers looking for British biscuits with chocolate and orange flavour cream in a familiar biscuit bar format. At The Great British Shop, McVitie's Penguin Orange - 172.2g is part of the authentic British food in Canada selection people search for when they want the genuine McVitie's version.

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This British biscuits favourite ships from within Canada, which makes it easy to order online in Canada whether you are in Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford or Toronto. In Nova Scotia and Ontario alike, it is the sort of packet people add when the tea break needs something a bit more specific than plain chocolate.

Customers in Mississauga, Ottawa, Montreal and Hamilton often look for British groceries in Canada by exact product name rather than by broad category alone. McVitie's Penguin Orange - 172.2g fits neatly into that search for recognisable British biscuits that feel familiar and easy to buy again.

Across Alberta, British Columbia and Manitoba, shoppers in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Winnipeg also buy British food in Canada as part of larger household orders. McVitie's Penguin Orange - 172.2g is available in Canada and ships from within Canada, which helps when the aim is to restock properly without turning a biscuit order into a long-winded project.

Whether you are searching for McVitie's Penguin Orange - 172.2g specifically or browsing British groceries 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 bar to the basket with very little faff and a fairly strong chance it will not last long.

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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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