The internally financed deal aims to improve BinDawood’s supply chain efficiency and expand its high-end product offerings across its retail network.
The acquisition will create by far the largest olive oil producer and seller in the United States by revenue, more than doubling Cobram Estate’s California footprint.
The acquisition is expected to significantly boost the company’s production capacity and brand portfolio in the competitive bakery sector.
The deal reflects the company’s ongoing strategy to broaden its product portfolio and reinforce its position in the growing private-label snack segment.
The watchdog provisionally concluded that the merger is unlikely to raise competition concerns in Great Britain, largely because ABF’s bakery arm, Allied Bakeries, is expected to exit the market if the deal does not proceed.