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Jollibee's Coffee Bean takeover may need antitrust review: watchdog body

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/J9uoyP8ArhY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA -- Jollibee&#x27;s <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/24/19/jollibee-to-buy-coffee-bean-and-tea-leaf-for-350-million">$350-million takeover</a> of The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf will need to undergo an antitrust review since it meets the threshold amount for the Philippine Competition Commission to step in, the head of the watchdog body said Wednesday.</p><p>The country&#x27;s largest fastfood operator, however, has not submitted documents on the acquisition, PCC Chairman Arsenio Balisacan told ANC&#x27;s Market Edge.</p><p>The transaction is &quot;not exempted from compulsory notification,&quot; Balisacan said. The PCC can review transactions that meet the P2.2 billion threshold.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/31/19/philippines-jollibee-sets-sights-on-indonesia-with-coffee-bean-beachhead">Jollibee sets sights on Indonesia with Coffee Bean beachhead</a></li></ul><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/10/19/consumers-help-watchdog-crush-monopolies-break-social-divide">Consumers help watchdog crush monopolies, break social divide</a></li></ul><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/08/07/pcc.jpg"/><figcaption>Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) Chairman Arsenio Balisacan speaks during an interview at Vertis North Corporate Center in Quezon City on April 10, 2019.<em> Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Balisacan said the PCC also recently issued a memorandum that aims to streamline the review process for solicited private-public partnership (PPP) projects. </p><p>Under the circular, government agencies may seek exemption from compulsory notification on behalf of prospective bidders for faster rollout of infrastructure projects. The review also takes effect before the bidding process, the PCC said. </p><p>Balisacan said the agency signed a partnership with the Department of Energy to promote competition and coordinate investigations in the sector. He said a similar deal with the Department of Transportation, Department of Public Works and Highways and the Department of Communication and Information Technology could be signed this year. </p>

<p>The country's largest fastfood operator, however, has not submitted documents on the acquisition, PCC Chairman Arsenio Balisacan told ANC's Market Edge.</p>

The country's largest fastfood operator, however, has not submitted documents on the acquisition, PCC Chairman Arsenio Balisacan told ANC's Market Edge.