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The EU Commission approves Danone’s takeover of WhiteWave with some provisions

Danone will need to sell off part of its Belgian business as part of the takeover, which will be worth US$10bn. The divestment will remove the overlap between the companies in Belgium in the ‘growing-up milk’ category.

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