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EU probe of FrieslandCampina-Milcobel deal must confront food price sensitivities

By Jean Comte ( October 3, 2025, 13:00 GMT | Comment) -- In reviewing Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina's planned buyout of Belgian peer Milcobel, the EU merger regulator must navigate the sensitive subject of food prices given the deal's focus on milk, cheese and butter — staples that have seen eye-watering inflation for consumers in recent years. Consumer advocates are calling for an in-depth investigation, and analysis of the deal could also inform views on a larger merger planned between Danish and German dairy cooperatives Arla and DMK.At first sight, Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina's planned buyout of Belgian peer Milcobel doesn't look like a complicated deal....

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