P529ORACLE 529 Mon13 Jan C4 9718:58   CADBURY TO SELL  OFF FOOD, DRINKS Cadbury-Schweppes, the soft drinks and confectionery group, says it is close to finalising a £80m-plus sell-off. The deal involves selling the UK fogd and beverages division, and the fogd divisions in France and Ireland, to a group of company managers. Major brands affected include Typhoo Tea, Kenco coffee, Chivers and Hartley jams, Smash instant potatg, Marvel milk powder and Cadbury chocglate biscuits. The group said the planned sale was a strategy to concentrate on the core confectionery and soft drinks business. City headlines 500 Newsfile 520