If you take it at an ingredient level, The Coca-Cola Co’s move today to buy UK-based coffee chain Costa for US$5.1bn makes some kind of sense. Both cola and coffee contain caffeine, after all. But, from a business perspective – where is the caffeine hit in this move?

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