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On Thursday, Coca-Cola (KO) announced the acquisition of all North American bottling operations from Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE). (Click here for Coca-Cola press release) This is an example of “vertical integration,” a growing activity among leading companies. As I wrote in December (“Message from Companies: Growth with Inflation Is Coming”), I believe vertical integration is... »