LDC, Green Label's high UK market share has constraints, watchdog says
By Jon Menon ( April 29, 2026, 15:43 GMT | Insight) -- Free range seasonal turkey providers Société LDC and Green Label Holdings have a “high combined share” of as much as 60 percent of the UK market, though face sufficient competition for their merger to be cleared, the country's antitrust regulator said. The Competition and Markets Authority approved the French poultry company’s acquisition of Britain’s Green Label on Tuesday and published the full text of its decision on Wednesday.Free range Christmas turkey providers Société LDC and Green Label Holdings have a “high combined share” of as much as 60 percent of the UK market, though face sufficient competition for their merger to be cleared, the country's antitrust regulator said....
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