100 new jobs have been announced for Drogheda.
They are being created by new biscuit company East Coast Bakehouse at the Donore Road Business Park.
It is part of a €15 million investment, and a recently renovated food production facility will become a "state of the art" bakehouse.
The Irish biscuit industry is said to be worth €170m, with a €2bn market in the UK.
Jobs Minister Richard Bruton and Business and Employment Minister Ged Nash are attending the formal announcement this morning.
CEO of East Coast Bakehouse, Michael Carey said, “every week over €3 million worth of biscuits is purchased and enjoyed by Irish consumers, almost all are currently imported. We aim to provide a new commercially competitive local Irish source of biscuits. There is also a great opportunity to provide high quality biscuits to UK retailers.
“We carefully evaluated a number of locations for our facility before selecting Drogheda, and our location on Ireland’s east coast will play a key role in the future of our company,” he added.
Minister Bruton said, "East Coast Bakehouse is a great company and a great example of what we are trying to achieve with our plan – an Irish company, in a sector we are strong in, winning export markets and creating large numbers of jobs in Drogheda."
It follows the announcement earlier this morning of 40 new Dublin jobs through Affero Lab, an e-learning company.
