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

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, the UK, France

France

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 and Malta

Malta

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 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

See also

• Fox's Biscuits
• Jacob's
  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:...
  
  
• Burton's Foods
  Burton's Foods
  Burton's Foods is a United Kingdom biscuit manufacturer.The company was formed from the merger of Burton's Gold Medal Biscuits and Horizon Biscuit Company in October 2000...
  
  
• Huntley & Palmers
  Huntley & Palmers
  Huntley & Palmers was a British firm of biscuit makers originally based in Reading, Berkshire. The company created one of the world's first global brands and ran what was once the world’s largest biscuit factory. Over the years, the company was also known as J...
  
  
• Tunnock's
  Tunnock's
  Thomas Tunnock Limited, commonly known as Tunnock's, is a family baker in Uddingston, Scotland.The company was formed by Thomas Tunnock as Tunnock's in 1890, when he purchased a baker's shop in Uddingston. The company expanded in the 1950s, and it was at this time that the core products were...
  
  
• United Biscuits
  United Biscuits
  __FORCETOC__United Biscuits is a British multinational food manufacturer, makers of the BN biscuits, McVitie's biscuits, KP Nuts, Hula Hoops, The Real McCoy's crisps, Phileas Fogg snacks, Jacob's Cream Crackers, and Twiglets...