date:Sep 03, 2018
The Coca-Cola Company has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Costa Limited from parent company Whitbread PLC. The acquisition is valued at $5.1 billion and will give Coca-Cola a strong coffee platform, with a footprint in over 30 countries in Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle-East and Africa and the potential for future growth.
Costas operations include a leading brand, nearly 4,000 retail outlets with highly trained baristas, a coffee vending operation, for-home coffee formats and its st