M/11/004 – Glanbia / Dawn Dairies and Golden Vale Dairies
Transaction details
The proposed acquisition by Glanbia Foods Ireland Limited of the (Limerick-based) liquid milk business of Dawn Dairies Limited and Golden Vale Dairies Limited, has been approved by the Competition Authority.
| Notification date | Decision date |
|---|---|
| Wednesday January 19, 2011 | Friday, April 1, 2011 |
| Parties Involved | Business activities |
|---|---|
| Glanbia Foods Ireland Limited | Glanbia is an international nutritional ingredients and cheese group, headquartered in Ireland. |
| Dawn Dairies Limited | Dawn Dairies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kerry Group PLC. Kerry supplies food ingredients, flavours and consumer foods within the State and worldwide. |
| Golden Vale Dairies Limited | Golden Vale Dairies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kerry Group PLC. Golden Vale supplies food ingredients, flavours and consumer foods in the State and worldwide. |
| Economic sector | Media merger |
|---|---|
| The liquid milk sector | No |
| Submissions from third parties due by: | |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 |
| Sunday, January 30, 2011 | |
| Date of Requirement for Information | Date Information Received |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, February 16, 2011 | Wednesday, February 16, 2011 |
| Current status: Completed |
|---|
| Cleared (Phase 1) |
| Authorised Officer Assigned | Contact Details |
|---|---|
| Barry O'Donnell | Tel: 01-804 5396, email: bod@tca.ie |
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