Britain threatens deeper probe into $65 billion US–UK food merger that would reshape ownership behind Knorr and Hellmann’s across Africa
Britain’s competition regulator has threatened an in-depth investigation into the proposed $65 billion combination of Unilever’s global foods business and US spice producer McCormick, placing another regulatory obstacle before one of the largest food-industry transactions ever proposed. Britain’s competition regulator has given Unilever and McCormick until November 18 to propose remedies for their $65 billion…








