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  • Coca-Cola abandons Costa Coffee sale plans as Asda owner bids low

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    US beverage giant Coca-Cola has reportedly scrapped plans to sell the world’s second-largest coffee chain after offers from private equity firms came in below expectations. The company brought talks with remaining bidders for Costa Coffee to a halt in December, ending an auction process which had lasted several months, according to the Financial Times. Sources [...]

    Costa Coffee was acquired by Coca-Cola in 2019. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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