# C_2018444EN.01002401.xml

| 10.12.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 444/24 |
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10.12.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 444/24

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9085 — Dr August Oetker/Coop-Gruppe/F&B — Food and Beverage Services)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 444/11)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Dr August Oetker KG (‘Oetker-Gruppe’, Germany), |
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Dr August Oetker KG (‘Oetker-Gruppe’, Germany),

| — | Coop-Gruppe Genossenschaft (‘Coop-Gruppe’, Switzerland), through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Transgourmet Deutschland GmbH & Co. OHG (‘Transgourmet’, Germany), |
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Coop-Gruppe Genossenschaft (‘Coop-Gruppe’, Switzerland), through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Transgourmet Deutschland GmbH & Co. OHG (‘Transgourmet’, Germany),

| — | F&B — Food and Beverage Services GmbH (‘F&B’, Germany), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transgourmet. |
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F&B — Food and Beverage Services GmbH (‘F&B’, Germany), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transgourmet.

Oetker-Gruppe, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Dr August Oetker Finanzierungs- und Beteiligungs-GmbH (Germany), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of F&B.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in Transgourmet.

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| — | Oetker-Gruppe, through its subsidiaries, is active, among other things, in the manufacture and distribution of beer, wine, sparkling wine and non-alcoholic drinks. |
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Oetker-Gruppe, through its subsidiaries, is active, among other things, in the manufacture and distribution of beer, wine, sparkling wine and non-alcoholic drinks.

| — | Coop-Gruppe is a retailer and wholesaler. |
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Coop-Gruppe is a retailer and wholesaler.

| — | F&B, through a shareholding in Team Beverage AG, is active in beverage distribution. |
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F&B, through a shareholding in Team Beverage AG, is active in beverage distribution.

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Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4.

Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9085 — Dr August Oetker/Coop-Gruppe/F&B — Food and Beverage Services

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

| Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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