The accountancy firm Deloitte has received about half a dozen potential bids from parties interested in acquiring Broderick’s, the Dublin-based confectionery company. Deloitte was appointed in February to review the business (founded by the Broderick family) by a company called Starkane, a special-purpose vehicle set up by the Development Capital Fund, which is the majority owner of the business. Initial bids are due to be submitted this month in a process that could see some or all of its trading assets sold – but not its property which is secured on a loan from Ulster Bank. Valeo, the food conglomerate…