Coca-Cola reportedly pulls plug on Costa Coffee sale following underwhelming bids

Attempts to sell the 4,100-store coffee chain at a significantly marked-down cost have yet to sufficiently woo investors, leaving Costa and its parent company searching for their North Star

A Costa Coffee store in Kent, UK | Photo credit: Costa Coffee

Attempts to sell the 4,100-store coffee chain at a significantly marked-down cost have yet to sufficiently woo investors, leaving Costa and its parent company searching for their North Star

Costa Coffee remains in limbo after beverage giant Coca-Cola reportedly failed in its bid to offload the struggling UK coffee chain.

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