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Hovis and Kingsmill-owners in talks about historic bread merger

The owners of Hovis and Kingsmill, two of Britain's leading bread producers, are in talks about a historic merger amid a decades-long decline in the sale of supermarket loaves. Sky News has learnt ...
Reuters

Kingsmill owner AB Foods buys Hovis to create UK bread powerhouse

LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Associated British Foods (ABF.L), opens new tab has agreed to buy Hovis, giving it another big UK bread brand on top of Kingsmill so they can better compete in a market that ...
Morningstar

UPDATE: UK CMA moves AB Foods buy of Hovis bread to in-depth probe

(Alliance News) - The UK Competition & Markets Authority on Thursday said it has moved its review of the acquisition of Hovis Group Ltd by Associated British Foods PLC to an in-depth phase 2 ...
Morningstar

UPDATE: UK regulator starts review of AB Foods purchase of Hovis bread

(Alliance News) - The UK Competition & Markets Authority on Friday launched a formal investigation of the planned acquisition of Hovis Group Ltd by Associated British Foods PLC. The CMA said the phase ...
Just-Food

ABF snaps up Hovis despite sales, profit pressures in UK bread

Associated British Foods (ABF) is to acquire the Hovis bread business from UK headquartered private-equity firm Endless. ABF confirmed the deal today (15 August), ending months of speculation over the ...
Reuters

UK watchdog to launch in-depth probe of AB Foods' purchase of bread brand Hovis

ABF announced Hovis acquisition in August last year Hovis holds 18% of pre-sliced packaged bread market Jan 8 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator said on Thursday that it would fast-track its ...