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Varun Beverages to acquire South Africa’s Crickley Dairy for R238m

Following last year’s Twizza acquisition, the India-based PepsiCo bottler, via its The Beverage Company unit, is expanding into value-added dairy and juice-based drinks. This supports Varun’s broader African growth strategy.

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