Referral: The French Competition Authority authorises, after phase 1 and subject to significant divestiture commitments, the strengthening of one of the main players in the French poultry slaughterhouse and poultry meat marketing markets (LDC Volaille / Ronsard)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. The LDC group is one of the main French players in the poultry slaughtering sector and the marketing of poultry meat and products made from poultry meat. It markets its products under the Le Gaulois, Marie, Loué and Maître Coq brands. Context elements The transaction in question concerns the takeover by LDC of the Ronsard group, previously controlled by the Eureden cooperative. The Ronsard group has six poultry slaughterhouses and is also active on the downstream markets for the marketing of poultry meat and products made from poultry meat. In 2019, the Authority had authorised, without commitments, the acquisition of the slaughterhouses Les Volailles Rémi