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11th June 2021
10:51am BST

The offer, however, is being taken very seriously by the group as they've hired investment bank Credit Suisse to advise them on what to do next.
An executive close to the Westons told the Financial Times: "I am quite surprised they are entertaining a sale."
"But they are heavily dependent on overseas tourism, especially from China and the Middle East, and they may be looking at the numbers and thinking how long is the way out of the pandemic."
It was first reported that the buyer was interested in the group by real estate bulletin, React News.
Since losing the face of the company Galen Weston earlier this year, the company hasn't been the same and big changes are being introduced.
Weston notoriously bought the group in 1966 for his wife Hilary, an Irish model, as a wedding present.
And because of this hefty wedding gift, the couple have been placed in the Sunday Times' Irish rich list for the past 11 years.Explore more on these topics: