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Should Coca-Cola sell Costa Coffee?

Coca-Cola is reportedly weighing up the future of Costa and industry watchers believe now might be the time for the soft-drinks giant to wake up and smell the coffee.
Soft-drink giant Coca-Cola working with investment bank Lazard to review options, including a potential sale, of British coffee chain Costa, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday.
(Reuters) -U.S. soft drinks company Coca-Cola is working with investment bank Lazard to review options, including a potential sale, of British coffee chain Costa, a source familiar with the matter ...
Coffee has become a quiet drag for Coca-Cola (KO) , compelling some tough thinking behind the scenes. For perspective, the retail giant doesn't exactly break out “hot beverages” revenue directly.
In 2006, Coca-Cola launched Coca-Cola Blak, a coffee-flavored version of its signature product. People didn't like it, and the beverage flopped. Coke stopped selling the product in 2008, just two ...
Coca-Cola in 2019 closed on one of the largest acquisitions in its history. The Atlanta beverage giant, best known for its carbonated sodas, paid roughly $5 billion for a leading British brand, Costa ...