However , it was purchased by McVities and then acquired by Murdoch Allan and Sons .
It has a biscuit factory that was once called Simmers - it was Hatton 's only claim to fame , as it supplied biscuits to such upmarket shops as Marks and Spencers .
Claim was purchased by McVities and then acquired by Murdoch Allan and Sons .
It has a biscuit factory that was once called Simmers - it was Hatton 's only claim to fame , as it supplied biscuits to such upmarket shops as Marks and Spencers .