The company said during the year- ago 9-month, it sold Sunshine Biscuits, Pinkerton's and Andrew Jergens.

It is selling Sunshine Biscuits, the Pinkerton detective agency and the Andrew Jergens cosmetics business.

He began his career at Sunshine Biscuits and was fired because of the Great Depression.

American Brands, which includes such household names as Sunshine Biscuits and Jim Beam distillers, said it never responds to questions about litigation.

As a graphic artist, he did design work for Sunshine Biscuits.

Vienna Fingers were one of the products originally sold by Sunshine Biscuits.

When Keebler purchased Sunshine Biscuits in 1996, it retained the product as part of its line.

Sunshine Biscuits, the maker of Hydrox cookies and Cheez-It crackers, said yesterday that it had placed its account in review.

Both the Sunshine Biscuit and Continental Baking plants have shut down.

Sunshine Biscuits was an Australian producer of biscuits in Albert Park, Victoria.