Tag: food

FTC Sets Sights on “Junk Fees”: The Federal Push for Transparency in Digital Delivery Markets

The Federal Trade Commission has officially signaled a major regulatory shift toward…

Global M&A Tops $1.2 Trillion in Q1

Global mergers and acquisitions activity started the year strong. Despite geopolitical tensions…

Austrian Authority Seeks €1.15 Million Fine Against Tönnies for Early Merger Implementation

The Austrian Federal Competition Authority (BWB) has applied for a fine of…

UK CMA Raises Concerns over ABF–Hovis Deal

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that the…

Unilever Confirms Talks with McCormick Over Potential Foods Business Deal

Unilever has confirmed it is in discussions with McCormick & Company regarding…

General Mills Agrees to Sell Brazil Operations to 3corações in Strategic Portfolio Shift

General Mills Inc. has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Brazilian…

Romanian Reviews Proposed Acquisition of Carrefour Romania by Pavăl Holding

The Romanian Competition Council has opened an assessment of a proposed transaction…

Latvia Targets Major Food Retailers in Price-Fixing Investigation

The integrity of the food retail market faced a significant shake-up yesterday…

Slovenian Opens In-Depth Probe into Atlantic Droga Kolinska/OSEM Merger

The Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for the Protection of…

UK CMA Reviews LDC’s Acquisition of Green Label

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened a merger review…

Italy Opens Inquiry into Large-Scale Retail and Food Supply Chain Pricing

The Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, AGCM)…

Bulgarian Competition Authority Intensifies Scrutiny of the Food Sector

The Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) has intensified its enforcement…