UK Competition Watchdog Clears Danone's Purchase of Huel

02:21 AM EDT, 08/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- French food products company Danone (BN.PA) received the UK's Competition and Markets Authority's approval for its planned acquisition of plant-based food company Huel, according to a Thursday release. The regulator formally launched its inquiry into the transaction on July 15.