Archive of all Competition and Markets Authority articles – Page 47
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NewsCompetition watchdog to probe Pork Farms/Kerry Foods deal
Pork Farms Bakery’s planned takeover of the Kerry Foods chilled savoury pastry business is set to be investigated further by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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NewsWay looks clear for sale of Dairy Crest dairies to Muller
The bosses of Dairy Crest and Müller have insisted their £80m deal will not be derailed by competition concerns…
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Analysis & FeaturesBritish Sugar takes round one in competition fight
Shares in Associated British Foods have hit their lowest level since January as the competition row over British Sugar drags on.
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NewsUK regulator drops Napier Brown’s British Sugar pricing complaint
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority will not take forward Napier Brown’s complaint against British Sugar that the Associated British Foods-owned company was abusing its dominant market position.
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NewsNoble Foods Manton acquisition halted by CMA
Noble Foods says it is “business as usual” after regulators placed an interim order on its Manton’s acquisition…
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NewsNoble Foods faces competition probe over Manton’s acquisition
Noble Foods has reassured its customers it is “business as usual” after competition regulators placed an interim order on its acquisition of egg processor Manton’s.
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NewsLocal bans on high-strength, cheap booze safe from CMA
The new competition authority does not plan to outlaw local authority and police schemes barring high-strength booze…
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NewsC-stores call for OFT to act on high-strength booze bans
C-stores have joined alcohol companies to call for local minimum pricing and super-strength bans to be declared illegal…
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NewsTreasury veteran Maxwell handed OFT reins
Whitehall veteran Clive Maxwell has been named as the new chief executive of the Office of Fair Trading.
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Comment & Opinion
Food from Britain will be a sad loss
Food from Britain will be a sad loss Clive Beddall West Sussex Sir; The news that Food from Britain will disband its UK operations next year when its funding runs out is indeed a major...
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Innovation in own-label market
The World of Private Label exhibition, organised by the Private Label Manufacturers Association, is the largest annual event for this industry, and is playing host to 3,100 exhibitors from 70 countries this year.
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Rebel without a pause
Welsh food has carved itself a place at the top table, largely through the efforts of the WDA’s Wynfford JamesNot all the credit should go to the WDA, however, he emphasises. The Welsh National Assembly has also played a critical...
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German apples
Bodensee region aims to build on progress made in niche markets Growers eye UK as they develop new varieties German apple growers along the shores of Lake Constance are looking to the UK as they develop new apple varieties to increase...
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showcase of
international excellence Jamaica is taking part for the first time with a bid to make its cuisine the next food sensation in the UK; but many other countries are also showing off compelling products Expo is becoming a major international event...
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Food & Drink Expo 2002 Ideas to dine foR Schedule
Sunday 17th Monday 18th Tuesday 19th Wednesday 20th 10am Interview with Richard Opening address by Interview with Malcolm Interview with Catherine ...
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EXPO 2002: you can't afford to miss it
Under the new management of William Reed, Expo is this year striving to present a clearer, sharper and more exciting focus on developments Food & Drink Expo 2002 is this year's largest and most important food and drink industry event in the UK....
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German producers snap up space for Expo opportunity
Visitors at Food & Drink Expo will be able to sample more than 100 German cheeses new to the UK market during the March 2002 event at the NEC in Birmingham. Small and medium-scale specialist cheesemakers are exhibiting their wares in an...