LDC / Green Label merger inquiry
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is considering the completed acquisition by Société LDC SA of Green Label Holdings Limited.
Statutory timetable
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 26 January 2026 | Initial enforcement order (*) |
(*) The CMA has made an initial enforcement order. This case page will be updated when the CMA formally commences its phase 1 investigation.
Phase 1
Initial enforcement order
26 January 2026: The CMA has served an initial enforcement order under section 72(2) of the Enterprise Act 2002 on Société LDC SA and LDC International SAS, Green Label Holdings Limited (which trades as ‘Gressingham Foods’), Geoffrey Maurice Buchanan and William Edwin Buchanan (both of whom hold interests in the Green Label).
- (27.1.26)
Contact
Please send written representations about any competition issues to: ldc.gressinghamfoods@cma.gov.uk
Privacy notice
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