Coca-Cola/FUZE
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Castanea Partners has completed the sale of FUZE Beverage to the Coca-Cola company, the private equity firm announces March 21. Coca-Cola said in February it would purchase the brand, including products such as Slenderize, which contains chromium for energy and SuperCitrimax to suppress appetite (1"The Tan Sheet" Feb. 26, 2007, In Brief)...
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