Coca-Cola in talks with bankers to explore sale of Costa Coffee brand: Report

US-based beverage giant Coca-Cola Co., British coffee chain Costa Coffee, has been negotiating with a global investment bank called Lazard to sell potentially, and reported the news agency. Reuters On Sunday, August 24, 2025, he is aware of the development of people.

The American beverage manufacturer reportedly had negotiations with a small number of potential offers for Costa sale. The list of this bid holders includes private capital firms reported by the news agency, referring to previous reports.

According to A Sky News The report was set to receive indicator offers for Costa coffee sales in the early autumn, but the report also says that the sale is not a certain thing.

However, according to the agency report, Coca-Cola did not answer the queries sent by the news agency, similar to Costa and Lazard.

Coca-Cola New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) shares fell 0.75% lower $ 70.13% lower than the Wall Street session on Friday. However, in the post -hour transaction session of US markets, stocks won 0.10%.

According to Marketwatch data, Coca-Cola’s market value (M-CAP) was $ 301.82 billion from the US market on Friday.

When did Coca-Cola buy Costa?

In 2018, Coca-Cola has acquired Costa Coffee more than 5 billion dollars to strengthen its position in the global coffee market to give competitions to industry operators such as Starbucks and Nestle.

Costa Coffee is a British multinational coffee chain operating in 50 countries. The company was launched by two brothers who turned him into a global name more than 50 years ago and emphasized on the official website.

According to the agency report, Coca-Cola’s sale of Costa Coffee will contribute to the agglays in the packaged food market that witnesses the growth as they aim to scal on the impact of the price inflation and the scale for healthier options.

James Quincey, CEO of Coca-Cola (CEO), said, ız Our investment in Costa is not the place we want to be in terms of investment hypothesis ”.

“While thinking that we may want to find new ways to grow in the coffee category, we continue to manage the Costa business successfully, we are in the way we reflect what we have learned.” He said.