Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
SalzburgMilch GmbH; HAMA Foodservice GesmbH
BWB/Z-7487
On 15.09.2026 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
SalzburgMilch GmbH intends to acquire all intellectual property rights owned by or attributable to Hama Foodservices GesmbH in connection with the “QimiQ” brand, products and business segment.
G - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE G 46 - Wholesale trade, G 46.3 - Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco, G 46.33 - Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats, G 47 - Retail trade, G 47.2 - Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco, G 47.27 - Retail sale of other food
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 13.10.2026.
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 waived their right to apply for examination of the merger by the Cartel Court before the deadline. The standstill obligation (§ 17(1) Cartel Act) ends with effect from 01.10.2026 .