Brief: UK CMA Provisionally Finds ABF-Hovis Merger May Not Harm Northern Ireland Bakery Competition

Associated British Foods

21/05/2026 08:19

May 21 (Reuters) - UK's Competition and Markets Authority:

COMPETITION AND MKTS  - MERGER UPDATE: ABF/HOVIS

UK'S CMA:PROVISIONALLY CONCLUDED ABF/HOVIS MERGER MAY NOT BE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN AN SLC FOR BREAD, OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS IN NORTHERN IRELAND

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