GETRANKE ESSMANN BUY OF RADEBERGER CLEARED.(Brief article)

Europe Agri, April, 2008

The European Commission cleared, on 27 March, the acquisition of Getranke Essmann by Radeberger (brewery and drinks wholesaler, belonging to the Oetker group), both German companies. Getranke Essmann is mainly active in the wholesale distribution of beverages in the Federal States of Lower Saxony, Bremen, North Rhine Westphalia and Saxony-Anhalt and, to a very limited extent through its subsidiary Phoenix, in the production of beer.

Concerning the production of beer, the Commission's investigation shows that the proposed merger would bring about only a very modest increment in the merged entity's market share, which would have hardly any influence on Radeberger's market position.