ACCC commences informal review of Woolworth’s proposed acquisition of PFD Food Services

The ACCC has commenced an informal review of Woolworths’ proposed acquisition of a 65% shareholding in PFD Food Services, a privately owned wholesale food distribution business supplying and delivering fresh, frozen and dried goods throughout Victoria.

Submissions are invited until 9 October 2020. The provisional date for an announcement by the ACCC is 10 December 2020.

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See also Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd, ‘ACCC launches review of Woolworths’ PFD acquisitions’ (AFR, 23 September 2020)