Vandemoortele / Délifrance merger inquiry
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the anticipated acquisition by Vandemoortele Group of Délifrance S.A.
Statutory timetable
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 8 December 2025 | Decision announced |
| 10 October 2025 | Launch of merger inquiry |
| 3 October 2025 to 17 October 2025 | Invitation to comment |
Phase 1
Reference unless undertakings accepted
8 December 2025: The CMA has decided, on the evidence currently available to it, that it is or may be the case that this merger may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition within a market or markets in the United Kingdom. This merger will be referred for an in-depth, phase 2 investigation unless the parties offer an acceptable undertaking to address these competition concerns. The full text of the decision will be published shortly.
- (8.12.25)
Launch of merger inquiry
10 October 2025: The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the parties.
- (10.10.25)
Invitation to comment: closed
The CMA is issuing this ‘invitation to comment’ to allow interested parties to submit to the CMA any initial views on the impact that the transaction could have on competition in the UK. The CMA has not yet launched its formal investigation into this transaction. This invitation to comment is the first part of the CMA’s information-gathering process.
To assist it with this assessment, the CMA invites comments on the transaction from any interested party.
Contact
Please send written representations about any competition or public interest issues to:
- vandemoortele.delifrance@cma.gov.uk
- Principal Case Officer: Anushka Singh, anushka.singh@cma.gov.uk
- Case Officer: Federico Torrigiani, federico.torrigiani@cma.gov.uk
Privacy notice
Your name and contact details are your personal data. In collecting, receiving, storing, accessing and using your personal data, the CMA, as controller, is processing your personal data. The CMA processes personal data in accordance with data protection law. The CMA is processing your personal data so that it can contact you again, should it need further help or information from you, in order to carry out its merger work under Part 3 of the Enterprise Act 2002. For more information about how the CMA processes personal data and your rights relating to that data, please see our Privacy Notice.
Updates to this page
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Phase 1 decision announced.
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Commencement notice published.
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First published.