双语阅读：可口可乐天价收购costa！正面battle星巴克
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="Coca">Coca</span>-<span word="Cola">Cola</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Costa">Costa</span> <span word="Coffee">Coffee</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="near">near</span>-£4<span word="bn">bn</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="underlines">underlines</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>.</p><p>软饮料巨头可口可乐公司用近40亿英镑的价格买下<span word="Costa">Costa</span>咖啡，标志着全球范围内咖啡界的革新。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="takeover">takeover</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="Coca">Coca</span>-<span word="Cola">Cola</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foothold">foothold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="categories">categories</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> $165<span word="bn">bn</span> (£127<span word="bn">bn</span>).</p><p>这项收购让可口可乐摇身一变成为英国最大的咖啡店领导者，在世界增长最快的饮料领域谋得一席之位。<span word="Costa">Costa</span>这家全球连锁咖啡公司市值在1650亿美元，折合1270亿英镑。[/<span word="cn">cn</span></p><p><span word="Alison">Alison</span> <span word="Brittain">Brittain</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Costa">Costa</span> <span word="Coffee">Coffee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="Whitbread">Whitbread</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Coke">Coke</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="snap">snap</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> 4,000-<span word="store">store</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>” <span word="for">for</span> <span word="investors">investors</span>.</p><p>韦博得集团旗下<span word="Costa">Costa</span>咖啡的总裁<span word="Alison">Alison</span> <span word="Brittain">Brittain</span>称，有许多潜在的买家想要买下<span word="Cost">Cost</span>，但是可口可乐公司想买下4000家分店，对于投资者来说是“很理想的买卖”。</p><p><span word="Whitbread">Whitbread</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="Inn">Inn</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>, <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="Costa">Costa</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="founders">founders</span> <span word="Sergio">Sergio</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bruno">Bruno</span> <span word="Costa">Costa</span> <span word="for">for</span> £19<span word="m">m</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1995 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="only">only</span> 39 <span word="shops">shops</span>.</p><p>韦博得旗下还有<span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="Inn">Inn</span>连锁酒店，<span word="Costa">Costa</span>是在1995年从<span word="Sergio">Sergio</span>和<span word="Bruno">Bruno</span> <span word="Costa">Costa</span>手中花了190万英镑买来，当时只有39家门店。</p>
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