EU regulator reviews Vandemoortele “commitments” in Délifrance takeover

The EU regulator is reviewing certain concessions submitted by Belgium bakery group Vandemoortele for the approval of its takeover of peer Délifrance. Documents on the European Commission’s website show its competition arm was notified about the deal in October even though it was revealed by family-owned Vandemoortele back in March for an undisclosed sum. A new provisional deadline of 18 December has now been set by the regulator to assess what it states are “commitments” submitted by the Belgium group o ...