Premier Foods buys Chivers Ireland

Chivers Ireland has been bought by Premier Foods for an undisclosed sum.

Chivers Ireland has been bought by Premier Foods for an undisclosed sum.

Premier said it plans to combine Chivers with Campbell's Soups Ireland, which it bought last year, into a single Irish business.

Chivers employs 100 staff in Coolock, while Campbell's has a workforce of 145, mostly in Thurles. Premier has previously owned Chivers, but in 1999 there was a management buy-out.

Premier also announced today that it plans to close two British factories in a move putting more than 400 jobs at risk.