BRUSSELS LAUNCHES MERGER PROBE ON YEAST

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has opened a detailed merger probe into the proposed acquisition of certain parts of the Netherlands' GBI by Britain-based Associated British Foods (ABF). Both companies produce dry, compressed and liquid baker's yeast and Brussels fears competition problems in Portugal, Spain and France.

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