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Arla and DMK’s dairy merger needs EU approval

By Andrew Boyce ( April 9, 2025, 09:58 GMT | Insight) -- Arla Foods’ merger with DMK to create Europe’s largest dairy cooperative will need approval from EU merger regulators, DMK has said. Arla operates in Denmark, Finland, Sweden, the UK, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, while DMK is Germany's biggest dairy cooperative. An association of German dairy farmers has already urged competition regulators to review the deal “critically.”Arla Foods’ merger with DMK to create Europe’s largest dairy cooperative will need approval from EU merger regulators, DMK has said....

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