“On 27 May 2026, the Board of Directors of the Competition Authority, […] resolves to adopt a decision of non-opposition to the concentration operation, […] since it is not likely to create significant obstacles to effective competition in the national market or in a substantial part thereof,” reads a note published on the AdC website.

The regulator was notified on 20 April of Gate Gourmet Switzerland Holding GmbH's acquisition of control over Cateringpor - Catering de Portugal, S.A.

In mid-April, TAP announced the sale of its 51% stake in Cateringpor to the Gate Gourmet group, a partner shareholder in the catering company and the only one to submit a purchase offer.

On December 30, 2025, TAP SA launched a public tender for the sale of an indivisible lot of 357,000 shares in Cateringpor, with a nominal value of € 5 per share, representing 51% of the company's share capital, at a base price of €9.57 million.

The public tender also set out the contractual conditions for Cateringpor's provision of catering services following the completion of this sale.

The sale of the Cateringpor stake was one of the commitments set out in TAP's restructuring plan, approved by the European Commission in 2021.

Therefore, the company's holdings in the catering sector, as well as in handling (SPdH, formerly Groundforce) and real estate assets known as the "TAP stronghold," were excluded from the scope of the ongoing privatisation process.