1.   

On 30 October 2025, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

—	Vandemoortele Group (‘Vandemoortele’) (Belgium),

—	Délifrance S.A. (‘Délifrance’) (France).

Vandemoortele will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Délifrance.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.   

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:

—	Vandemoortele is a global manufacturer and supplier of plant-based food solutions, including fats, sauces, margarines and oils, as well as frozen bakery products,

—	Délifrance is a global manufacturer and supplier of frozen bakery products, as well as certain consumer packaged products.

3.   

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

4.   

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.11974 – VANDEMOORTELE / DELIFRANCE

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

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

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË