KO - Mergers and acquisitions

The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments have agreed to sell a 75% controlling interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Pty. Ltd. to Coca-Cola HBC AG, the companies announced today. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251020939952/en/ CCBA is the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Africa. It operates in 14 countries on the continent and accounts for about 40% of all Coca-Cola product volume sold across Africa. Coca-Cola HBC is one of the largest Coca-Cola bottlers in the world, with operations in 29 countries across Europe and Africa, including Nigeria and Egypt. Coca-Cola will sell 41.52% out of its 66.52% stak

Halloween fans rejoice as horror film icons both old and new return to get their hands on a new Limited-Edition flavor! ATLANTA, Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Get ready to scream…for Fanta®! Ahead of this Halloween season, Fanta®, Universal Pictures and Blumhouse are delivering chills and thrills like never before with a global partnership which sees five* horror icons come together for the first time in the ultimate Halloween line-up. The partnership sees horror icons Chucky (Chucky franchise), Freddy Fazbear (Five Nights at Freddy's 2), The Grabber (Black Phone 2), M3gan (M3GAN 2.0)** and Michael Myers* (Halloween 2) united over one insatiable craving: Fanta®! Across the globe, fans can ex

Fast-Growing Beverage Company Continues to Gain Share and Outgrow U.S. Sports Drink Category The Coca-Cola Company today announced that it has acquired full ownership of BODYARMOR, a line of sports performance and hydration beverages that is incremental to the Coca-Cola beverage portfolio and has significant potential for long-term growth. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211101005313/en/ In 2018, Coca-Cola initially acquired a 15% stake in BODYARMOR with a path to full ownership, based on a pre-determined discount. Coca-Cola is paying $5.6 billion in cash for the remaining 85% of the company. BODYARMOR will be ma

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PowerPlant Ventures announced today that the fund has acquired ZICO coconut water from The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO). PowerPlant Ventures, a growth equity investor, was co-founded and is co-led by Mark Rampolla, who is the brand visionary behind ZICO, which he founded in 2004 and sold to The Coca-Cola Company in 2013. Terms were not disclosed. Rampolla first discovered coconut water and its natural replenishing properties as a Peace Corps volunteer in Central America. Later, as a corporate executive traveling across Latin America and Asia, he realized there was a well-developed infrastructure for coconut meat and oil, but coconut water was mostly