Competition and Markets Authority
Coverage follows regulatory decisions, investigations and policy updates affecting hospitality and foodservice, including pricing, competition rules and supplier agreements. Editorial also reports on mergers, acquisitions and enforcement activity, giving UK hospitality professionals insight into how market regulation impacts operators, supply chains and investment strategies.
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Jul- 2020 -27 JulyBeverages
Marstonโs and Carlsberg UKโs joint venture delayed
Pub operator Marstonโs has announced its merger with brewing company Carlsberg UK has been delayed, pending a review by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Marstonโs had expected the deal, which is worth a total of ยฃ780m, to be completed in the third quarter of this year, but this has…
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23 JulyPeople
Deliveroo appoints new CFO
Deliveroo has appointed Adam Miller as its new chief financial officer. Miller has been with the group since February 2019, having previously served as vice president for corporate strategy.ย He most recently stepped in as interim CFO for the delivery app group.ย According to Deliveroo, Miller has played a โsignificantโ…
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15 JulyBeverages
CAMRA urges CMA to probe Carlsberg and Marstonโs merger
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has called on the Competition and Markets Authorityย (CMA) to โtake the leadโ and investigate the proposed Carlsberg and Marstonโs merger, which it says could reduce the choice of beers available to pubgoers. The new appeal to CEO, Dr Andrea Coscelli, follows a string…
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Jun- 2020 -25 JuneBusiness
Amazonโs proposed stake in Deliveroo cleared by CMA
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared Amazonโs 16% investment in Deliveroo for the second time, on the basis that it is not likely to result in a โsubstantial lessening of competitionโ. In its initial provisional findings, published in April, the CMA provisionally cleared Amazonโs investment on the…
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Apr- 2020 -30 AprilBusiness Bites
Coronavirus treatment hopes push stock markets up, and โSpoons to reopen in June
Investors are chirpy this morning amid hopes of a new coronavirus treatment that has been described as promising by the USAโs top infectious disease official, Dr Anthony Fauci. The experimental drug, called remdesivir, is produced by an American biopharmaceutical firm called Gilead Sciences, and is reckoned by US regulators to…
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23 AprilBusiness
CMA gives Just Eat and Takeaway.com deal the green light
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given Just Eat and Takeaway.comโsย ยฃ6.2bn merger deal the green light. The CMA said both companiesโ platforms link customers to hundreds of restaurants or food outlets, where they can browse takeaway options and order online. As part of its investigation, the CMA considered…
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23 AprilBusiness Bites
Scarves for face-masks will be part of the governmentโs post-pandemic advice
The government will advise the use of homemade facemasks once the pandemic measures are sufficiently relaxed for people to go back to work. As it tries to make sure that surgical-grade personal protective equipment (PPE) does not face supply issues for NHS workers, the government said scarves or โhomemade cloth…
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Feb- 2020 -27 FebruaryBusiness Bites
Heathrowโs third runway will not be taking off after all
Heathrowโs third runway has been ruled illegal by the court of appeal, because the government did not properly consider its own climate change pledges in line with the Paris Agreement when drawing up its plans. The court is actually on the same street as our offices here at Mulberry Media…
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Dec- 2019 -12 DecemberRegulations & Policies
Amazonโs Deliveroo deal poses โreal riskโ to food delivery market
A proposed investment deal between Amazon and Deliveroo โraises serious competition concernsโ for the UKโs online food delivery market, according to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).ย Earlier this year, Amazon announced plans for a โsubstantial investmentโ in Deliveroo, which would make the retail giant minority shareholders of the delivery…
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6 DecemberPubs and Bars
Stonegate Ei merger must address local concerns, CMA finds
Stonegate Pub Companyโs proposed ยฃ1.27bn purchase of Ei Group does not raise UK-wide competition concerns but could damage competition in 51 local areas, the CMA has found. The two pub groups operate close to 5,000 pubs across the UK, including popular chains such as the Slug and Lettuce and Yates,…
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