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Published in TZ Latest News 8 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Stumptown in a K-Cup? Keurig deal brings margin opportunity

Taking coffee maker Keurig Green Mountain Inc (GMCR.O) private will give JAB Holding Co an opportunity to press for higher margins and even increase prices for the single-serve K-Cups used in about 21 million U.S. homes, analysts and industry bankers said. JAB said on Monday it would buy Keurig for $13.9 billion, its biggest acquisition in a quest to build a global coffee powerhouse to better compete with Switzerland’s Nestle SA (NESN.VX).

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