Food retail on La Réunion: the Autorité clears, subject to commitments, the acquisition of joint control by the Caillé and IBL groups of Caillé Grande Distribution and Make Distribution

On 12 May 2026, the Caillé and IBL groups – both active in the food retail sector on La Réunion and, in the case of IBL, also in the beverage bottling sector – notified the Autorité de la concurrence of their planned acquisition of joint control of Caillé Grande Distribution and Make Distribution, which operate around 50 supermarkets and convenience stores under the Leader Price banner and four hypermarkets under the Run Market banner, respectively, on La Réunion.

While the Autorité found the transaction was unlikely to harm competition in the majority of the markets concerned, it concluded that commitments were necessary to safeguard the supply terms under which the parties’ competing retailers obtain Coca-Cola group products.