Bisca, a 125-year old Danish biscuit maker, has emerged as the preferred bidder for East Coast Bakehouse, the Drogheda-based biscuit manufacturer.  Bisca has annual sales of €65 million and makes 200 different types of cakes and biscuits.  It was acquired by Danish private-equity group Erhvervsinvest Management in 2024 from Norwegian food group Scandza. Bisca makes a range of sweet baked goods under the label Karens Bakery, and also owns other brands like the Karen Volf label, Snøfler cakes, and Møn rye biscuits.  It also makes popular wholegrain biscuits and crackers from its manufacturing facilities in south-eastern Denmark.  Currently, the Danish company’s…

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