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Germany's JAB to buy Douwe Egberts firm in $9.8 billion deal

German investor Joh A Benckiser (JAB) is to buy the owner of Douwe Egberts coffee in a 7.5-billion-euro ($9.8 billion) deal to create a global hot drinks empire aimed at taking on market leaders Nestle and Mondelez.

 

AB InBev buys out Corona maker Modelo for $20 billion

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Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's biggest brewer, said it would swallow the half of Grupo Modelo it does not already own for $20.1 billion in the latest of a string of deals by big brewers looking for growth in emerging markets.

 

Coca-Cola agrees to acquire North American bottling operations

Coca-Cola agrees to acquire North American bottling operations

The Coca-Cola Co. has agreed to buy Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.’s entire North American bottling business — and along with it the company’s bottling plant in San Antonio.

 

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