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Merger control
Case reference
Ccent/2025/32 - DAMM / Nestea
Acquired
Assets SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A
Description
Ready-to-drink iced tea beverage brand in Portugal, owned (licensor) by Nestlé, S.A.
Acquiring
S.A. DAMM
Description
DAMM S.A. is a Spanish food company that operates worldwide in the production, promotion and marketing of a variety of beverages, particularly beers, dairy products and chocolate-based products, coffee and bottled water. DAMM is also present in the restaurant market (through the Rodilla Group), food distribution in the HORECA channel (through the company Distribución Directa Integral) and logistics (through the companies PALLEX Iberia and Alfil Logistics). Finally, DAMM has also set up a foundation, called DAMM Fundació, which focuses mainly on the operation of the DAMM Football Club and the DAMM Padel Club and on sponsorship actions aimed at cultural, sporting and charitable entities. In Portugal, DAMM's business is limited to the distribution of its beer brands and the Cacaolat milk drink for sale in the food and HORECA channels.
Sector
Activity (NACE)
Applicable legislation
Notification thresholds
Type of merger
Cooperation with sector regulators
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 1
AdC’s decision
Non-opposition
Case description

The merger operation consists of the acquisition, by S.A. DAMM (“DAMM”), of exclusive control of the exploitation rights of the Nestea brand in Portugal (“Nestea”), through a brand licensing agreement entered into with Nestlé, S.A..
Timeline
2025-06-05
The AdC issued a non-opposition decision to the merger 32/2025 - DAMM / Nestea.
2025-05-16
DAMM notifies the acquisition of exclusive control of the exploitation rights of the Nestea brand.
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