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The Jacob Fruitfield Food Group is an Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

food company. It was formed by Fruitfield Foods' acquisition of the Irish portion of Jacob's Biscuit Group

Jacob's

Jacob's is a brand name for several lines of biscuits and crackers. The brand name in the Republic of Ireland is owned by Jacob Fruitfield Food Group and in the United Kingdom it is owned under license by United Biscuits.-History:...

in 2004 from Groupe Danone

Groupe Danone

Groupe Danone is a French food-products multinational corporation based in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. It claims world leadership in fresh dairy products, marketed under the corporate name, and also in bottled water...

. The CEO and part-owner is Michael Carey. Other major shareholders include Lioncourt with a 36% stake.

It is the owner of many iconic Irish brands such as Jacobs, Bolands and Chef. Bolands was re-launched in new packaging with a much broader range as a budget alternative to Jacobs in 2009. In 2007 Jacobs took McVities to court for infringement of copyright. McVities launched Cream Crackers and Fig Rolls in the Irish market in similar packaging. It was revealed that McVities were also making the same products under contract for Jacobs and had even designed Jacobs labels for them.

In May 2009 Jacobs ceased production of biscuits at its home in Tallaght

Tallaght

Tallaght is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin County, Ireland. The village area, dating from at least the 17th century, held one of the earliest settlements known in the southern part of the island, and one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.Up to the 1960s...

, Dublin. Production was moved to Portugal

Portugal

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, Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

, the UK, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

and Malta

Malta

Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

for cost reasons. Some minor production remains in Ireland with Wafer biscuits made in Donegal

Donegal

Donegal or Donegal Town is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. Its name, which was historically written in English as Dunnagall or Dunagall, translates from Irish as "stronghold of the foreigners" ....

, Real Irish products in Drogheda

Drogheda

Drogheda is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, 56 km north of Dublin. It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea....

and premium oat biscuits in West Cork

West Cork

West Cork refers to a geographical area in south-west Ireland, lying within Ireland's largest county, County Cork. Traditionally a popular tourist destination, the area is seen as being distinct from the more populated northern or eastern parts of the county, as well as the more urban area of...

. 220 people lost their jobs as a result of the closure in 2009.

Brands and sub-brands

Jacobs

Kimberley
Mikado
Coconut cream
Elite
Chocolate Kimberley
USA
Afternoon Tea
TUC Crackers
TUC (cracker)
TUC is a brand of snack biscuit available in Europe, Asia, North America and North Africa. The biscuits are octagonal in shape and are golden yellow in color. Pinprick holes spell out the name TUC...
Club Milk
Liga
Liga
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Fig Roll
Fig roll
The fig roll is an ancient Egyptian pastry, filled with fig paste.The modern fig roll and its mass popularity can be traced to the development of industrial production by American Charles Roser in 1892, now marketed by Nabisco as the Fig Newton.-History:...
Cream Crackers
Cream cracker
A cream cracker is a flat, usually square savoury biscuit. It is similar to a matzo, but it contains yeast and is typically thicker and approximately 8 cm square...
Jaffa Cakes

Bolands

Custard Creams
Custard cream
A custard cream is a type of biscuit popular in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Its structure is that of a sandwich, with a fondant centre between two flat biscuit layers. The filling tastes of vanilla and as such is more akin to the taste of custard made with custard powder than egg custard...
Bourbon Creams

Fruitfield

Fruitfield Jam
Old Time Irish Marmalade

Chef

Chef Ketchup
Chef Brown Sauce
Chef Salad Cream

Clarendon

Silvermints
Silvermints
Silvermints is an Irish sugar-based peppermint-flavoured hard candy.Silvermints, traditionally sold in the foil packed tube, is as of 2006 sold in a 120g cello bag....
Double Centre
Yorkshire Toffee
Scots Clan

Real Irish Food Company

Relish
Jam

Brands and sub-brands

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