Tag: ABF
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UK CMA Scrutinizes ABF’s Plan to Buy Hovis in Kingsmill Owner Takeover
UK Competition Watchdog Opens Deeper Look at ABF’s Hovis Bid The UK competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has intensified its review of Associated British Foods’ (ABF) £75 million plan to acquire Hovis, the well-known sliced bread brand owned by ABF’s Kingsmill business. This move signals heightened scrutiny of how the deal could…
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UK CMA probes ABF’s planned takeover of Hovis bakery brand
UK CMA opens formal review into ABF’s bid for Hovis The UK competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has intensified its scrutiny of a £75 million plan by Associated British Foods (ABF) to acquire Hovis, the well-known sliced bread brand. The proposed deal, which would see the owner of Kingsmill expand its footprint…
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UK CMA probes Kingsmill owner’s £75m takeover of Hovis in bread market shake-up
Britain’s competition watchdog scrutinises Hovis deal The UK competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has stepped up its review of a £75 million plan that would see the owner of Kingsmill acquire the sliced bread brand Hovis. The proposed takeover, announced by Associated British Foods (ABF) – the conglomerate behind Primark – would…