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Territory Changes and Deals: March 1, 2019

March 4, 2019

PepsiCo has agreed to purchase CytoSport, the maker of Muscle Milk protein shakes, from Hormel Foods for $465 million. The deal comes less than five years after Hormel paid

Coke Appears Unlikely to Exercise Suja Purchase Option

March 1, 2019

Coca-Cola is now more than six months past an option to buy cold-pressed juice maker Suja.

Territory Changes and Deals: Feb. 15, 2019

February 15, 2019

Cott has sold its RC Cola concentrate and international licensing business to Refresco for $50 million. Refresco, meanwhile, simultaneously flipped the RCI International business to an entity called RC Global Beverages.

Territory Changes and Deals: Feb. 1, 2019

February 1, 2019

Coca-Cola has completed its acquisition of Nigerian juice and dairy company Chi Ltd., having first invested in the company three years ago

Coke Invests in Dirty Lemon

Founder and CEO Normandin Shares Vision at FS18.

January 18, 2019

On Dec. 20, Dirty Lemon parent company Iris Nova announced $15 million in seed funding that includes a minority investment by Coca-Cola. Coke’s Venturing & Emerging Brands unit has paid close attention to Dirty Lemon. The brand gained attention for its unique go-to-market strategy, which founder and CEO Zak Normandin has named c-commerce, or “conversational commerce.”