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Unilever acquires Colman's (2000)

Unilever completed the acquisition of Colman's on 8 March 2000.[1]

Unilever acquired the French condiments group Amora-Maille, adding mustard and sauce brands in France. The European Commission cleared the transaction subject to commitments.

Recorded to anchor European Commission case M.1802. The Amora and Maille brands themselves are not yet in the dataset; Colman's is listed as the related Unilever mustard asset.

Deal facts

Announced
Closed
Value
Not recorded
Buyer
Unilever
Seller
Assets
Colman's
Regulatory review
European Commission M.1802 (Cleared with remedies, 8 March 2000)

Who owns Colman's today?

Regulatory review

European Commission, Directorate-General for Competition — M.1802

Cleared with remedies · Article 6(1)(b) with conditions and obligations

The European Commission cleared Unilever's acquisition of the French condiments group Amora-Maille on 8 March 2000 under Article 6(1)(b) with conditions and obligations. The case was notified on 25 January 2000.

  • divest business — Commitments in French condiments and sauces markets.

Sources (1) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] European Commission merger case M.1802 — Unilever / Amora-Maille — European Commission, DG Competition, Regulator decision, published 8 March 2000; retrieved 6 September 2026.

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