Coca-Cola agrees to buy vitamin water maker Glaceau for $4.1 B

<p>The Coca-Cola Co. said Friday it has agreed to buy vitamin water maker Glaceau in a cash deal valued at $4.1 billion.</p><p>The world's largest beverage maker said the agreement to acquire Energy Brands, Inc., known as Glaceau, provides Atlanta-based Coca-Cola with a strong platform to grow its active lifestyle beverages.</p><p>The transaction is expected to be accretive to Coca-Cola's earnings per share in the first full year following completion of the acquisition, Coca-Cola said in a statement.</p><p>Glaceau is the maker of vitaminwater, fruitwater, smartwater and vitaminenergy.</p>

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