Press Release: Mergers: Commission clears catering joint venture between LSG and Gate Gourmet in Paris Charles de Gaulle airport

The European Commission has approved the proposed joint venture between LSG, a subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG and the Swiss company Gate Gourmet under the EU Merger Regulation. Both companies intend to combine their respective airline food catering businesses in Paris Charles de Gaulle airport via a full-function joint venture. The Commission has concluded that the transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the in-flight catering market in the Paris airports region.