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Coca-Cola buys coffee chain Costa for o3.9 bn
LONDON, Aug 31, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Coca-Cola on Friday said it had agreed to
buy global coffee chain Costa from its owner Whitbread for o3.9 billion ($5.1
billion).
“Hot beverages is one of the few remaining segments of the total beverage
landscape where Coca-Cola does not have a global brand. Costa gives us access
to this market through a strong coffee platform,” Coca-Cola chief executive
James Quincey said in a joint statement.
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