Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller S.e.c.s; Erwerb des Geschäftsbereichs 'Joghurt' einschließlich der relevanten Marken und der zugehörigen Produktionsstätte von der Hochwald Foods GmbH
BWB/Z-7139
On 19.11.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller S.e.c.s, Luxembourg, intends to acquire the business division 'yogurt' including the relevant brands and associated production facility of Hochwald Foods GmbH, Germany.
Economic Sector: Manufacture of dairy products
C - MANUFACTURING C 10 - Manufacture of food products, C 10.5 - Manufacture of dairy products and edible ice, C 10.51 - Manufacture of dairy products
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 17.12.2025.
Entrepreneurs whose legal or economic interests are affected by the merger can bring in a written statement at the Federal Competition Authority or the Federal Cartel Prosecutor within 14 days from publication date.
Note: The intervening party has no right to a certain treatment of the statement and will not gain a party position.
Non-prohibition of the merger
The Federal Competition Authority and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor have not applied for examination of the merger by the Cartel Court. The standstill obligation (§ 17 (1) Cartel Act) ends with effect from 18.12.2025 .