Coca-Cola buys a kombucha maker as drinkers ditch sugary soda (KO)

MOJO Coca-Cola has acquired Australian kombucha-maker Organic & Raw Trading Co, which produces MOJOkombucha. The purchase of the company marks Coca-Cola's first ever acquisition of a kombucha brand. Coca-Cola is increasingly diversifying its portfolio and investing in brands that are seen as healthier alternatives to soda as drinkers ditch sugary beverages. Coca-Cola has acquired a company that makes kombucha, a fermented tea beverage that contains living bacteria. On Tuesday, the soda giant ann...