Danone confirms plan to sell Irish Biscuits

FRENCH food and dairy group Danone yesterday confirmed it is planning to sell its Irish Biscuits subsidiary.

The Irish company said sales talks were at an advanced stage. A further announcement will be made when they have concluded, it said in a statement.

Irish Biscuits, the company behind the Jacobs brand, employs more than 400 people in Tallaght in Dublin. In 2001, the company cut staff numbers in Tallaght by 100 through voluntary redundancy and early retirement.