Greencore’s takeover of Bakkavor is set to be completed in January after the UK’s competition body cleared the transaction conditional on the sale of the Bristol soups and sauces business. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said today (17 December) it has “accepted undertakings in lieu of reference to a Phase-two investigation”, referring to Greencore’s commitment in November to dispose of that business in order to get the deal over the finishing line. Dublin-headquartered Greencore agreed in N ...