Defra is to be the sponsoring department for the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) from 1st July this year. The independent statutory office, first established in 2013, is currently located within the Department for Business and Trade...
Competition & Markets Authority
Provisional CMA approval of Burston mill sale
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says its independent inquiry group has provisionally cleared Boparan (parent of 2Agriculture)’s proposed purchase of ForFarmers’ Burston and Radstock feed mill sites,...
2Agriculture completes Radstock Mill purchase
Poultry feed manufacturer 2Agriculture, part of the Boparan Holdings group that includes the 2Sisters poultrymeat business, has completed its acquisition of the Radstock feedmill in Somerset from ForFarmers....
CMA to investigate ForFarmers mill sales to 2Agriculture
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into the agreed acquisition by Boparan Private Office, parent to the 2Agriculture business, of the Burston and Radstock feed mills owned by ForFarmers UK. The...
Proposed ForFarmers and 2Agriculture merger referred for in-depth competition investigation
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided to refer the planned poultry feed joint venture between ForFarmers UK and 2Agriculture to an in-depth merger investigation, unless remedies can be...
CMA blocks Sainsbury and Asda merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has prohibited the proposed merger of the Sainsbury’s and Asda supermarket chains on the grounds that it would leave UK shoppers and motorists worse off. Following the CMA decision, Sainsbury’s and Ada have mutually agreed...
