George Weston Foods Limited - proposed acquisition of Rabkal Pty Ltd t/as Good Stuff Bakery

Acquirer(s)

  • George Weston Foods Limited

Target(s)

  • Rabkal Pty Ltd trading as the Good Stuff Bakery

Market definition

Please see Public Competition Assessment.

Competition analysis

Please see Public Competition Assessment.

Statement of issues

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Public competition assessment

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Timeline

DateEvent
21/11/2006ACCC commenced review under the Merger Review Process Guidelines. Market inquiries commenced.
05/12/2006Closing date for submissions from interested parties.
22/12/2006ACCC requested information from George Weston Foods in relation to issues arising from the ACCC's market inquiries. ACCC's indicative timeline suspended pending receipt of response from George Weston Foods.
30/01/2007George Weston Foods provided final response to the ACCC's information request. ACCC indicative timeline recommenced.
01/02/2007ACCC staff met with George Weston Foods and requested further information. ACCC's indicative timeline suspended pending receipt of response from George Weston Foods.
13/02/2007George Weston provided response to the ACCC's information request of 1 February 2007. ACCC indicative timeline recommenced.
15/02/2007ACCC publishes Statement of Issues.
22/02/2007Former proposed date for announcement of ACCC's findings- amended to allow for consultation on Statement of Issues.
01/03/2007Closing date for submissions on Statement of Issues.
13/03/2007ACCC announced it would not oppose the proposed acquisition.