UK watchdog flags Northern Ireland concerns in AB Foods-Hovis deal

Associated British Foods

26/03/2026 07:14

March 26 (Reuters) - A British watchdog said on Thursday Associated British Foods' ABF.L acquisition of Hovis has raised competition concerns in Northern Ireland, while provisionally clearing the deal in Great Britain after finding ABF's Allied Bakeries would otherwise close.

 (Reporting by Yamini Kalia in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)

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