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Keurig Dr Pepper launches $18bn JDE Peet’s bid to build global coffee scale

The soft drinks and coffee group has made an £14bn all-cash offer for JDE Peet’s, with the Board backing the deal. If approved, it would create one of the world’s largest pure-play coffee businesses as suppliers seek greater scale.

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