Jacob's

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Jacob's is a brand name for several lines of biscuits and crackers. The brand name in the United Kingdom is owned by United Biscuits while the brand name in Ireland is owned by the Jacob Fruitfield Food Group.

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[edit] History

The originator of the Jacob's brand name was the small biscuit bakery, W & R Jacob, founded 1881 in Waterford, Ireland. It later moved to Bishop Street in Dublin, Ireland, and also opened a branch in Liverpool, England. In the 1920s the two branches separated, with the Dublin branch retaining the W & R Jacob name while the Liverpool branch was renamed Jacob's Bakery Ltd. In the 1970s, W & R Jacob in Dublin merged with Boland's Biscuits to form Irish Biscuits Ltd. and moved to Tallaght, Ireland.

In 1990, the two companies once again came under common ownership and became Jacob's Biscuit Group when they were acquired by the French company Groupe Danone. In July 2004, Groupe Danone and United Biscuits announced that they had made an agreement for the latter to acquire Jacob's Biscuit Group. [1] [2] However, days later Groupe Danone, United Biscuits, and Fruitfield Foods announced that Jacob's Biscuit Group would be split, with United Biscuits acquiring only the UK portion of the Group and Fruitfield Foods acquiring the Ireland portion. [3] [4] [5] Fruitfield Foods was subsequently renamed the Jacob Fruitfield Food Group.

Since their acquisitions, United Biscuits and Jacob Fruitfield Food Group have sparred in court over the use of the Jacob's brand name. [6] [7]

[edit] United Biscuits brand lines

[edit] Jacob Fruitfield Food Group brand lines

  • Jacob's Afternoon Tea
  • Jacob's Chocolate Coated Biscuits
  • Jacob's Club Milk
  • Jacob's Coconut Creams
  • Jacob’s Cookies
  • Jacob's Cream Crackers
  • Jacob's Creams
  • Jacob's Elite
  • Jacob's Fig Rolls
  • Jacob's Kimberley
  • Jacob's Mikado
  • Jacob’s Oat Crumbles
  • Jacob's Plain Biscuits
  • Jacob's Teatime
  • Jacob's USA

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Groupe Danone (2004-07-23). "Groupe Danone Sells Biscuit Operations in the UK and Ireland". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
  2. ^ United Biscuits (2004-07-23). "UB to Acquire Jacob's". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
  3. ^ Groupe Danone (2004-08-03). "Groupe Danone Has Just Finalized the Sale of its Biscuit Operations in the Republic of Ireland (W & R Jacob Ltd.) to Fruitfield Foods Ltd". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
  4. ^ United Biscuits (2004-08-03). "Update on UB's Acquisition of Jacob's". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
  5. ^ Jacob Fruitfield Food Group (2004-08-03). "Fruitfield Foods Buys W&R Jacob". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
  6. ^ RTÉ News (2007-10-01), Legal Battle Over Fig Roll Packaging, <http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1001/jacobs.html>. Retrieved on 30 October 2007 
  7. ^ RTÉ News (2007-10-03), McVitie's Ordered to Change All Packaging, <http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1003/jacob.html>. Retrieved on 30 October 2007 

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