Coca-Cola Co. Soft-Drinks And Monster Beverage Corp. Energy Drinks As Companies Agree $2 Billion Brand Swap [Getty Images]

Cans of Monster Beverage Corp. energy drink sit for sale in a newsagent's store in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Coca-Cola Co., the world's largest beverage company, agreed to swap some brands and buy a 17 percent stake in Monster Beverage Corp. for about $2.15 billion, increasing its bet on the burgeoning energy-drink market. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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