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Vandemoortele required to sell UK plant following pastry merger investigation

20 August 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

20 August 2026

Topic

regulatory

◆ Sectors

Foodtech

◆ Geography

United Kingdom

◆ Source

Read at gov.uk →

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Fusion42 · 20 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved Vandemoortele's acquisition of Délifrance subject to the sale of its UK laminated dough production facility and sales operations to preserve competition in the frozen viennoiserie market.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Foodtech.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Vandemoortele’s forced sale opens a supply gap in UK frozen pastries that you can fill by targeting buyers displaced by the merger remedy. You must act quickly to engage with newly independent operators gaining former Vandemoortele assets.

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