NewPrinces' Carrefour deal offers EU merger watchdog fresh food for thought
By Andrew Boyce ( October 31, 2025, 15:42 GMT | Comment) -- NewPrinces’ takeover of Carrefour’s Italian business poses some novel questions for EU competition enforcers, as the biggest example yet of a food supplier buying a major supermarket chain. At a time when food prices are front of mind for competition regulators, the European Commission has been put on notice of concerns from rival brands that they could be restricted from Carrefour’s more than 1,000 Italian stores, and about the possible exchange of sensitive information.NewPrinces’ takeover of Carrefour’s Italian business poses some novel questions for EU competition enforcers, as the biggest and first example in recent times of a food supplier buying a major supermarket chain....
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