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SODA story from Israeli Newspaper (courtesy of goog translate)

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=iw&u=http://www.calcalist.co.il/&prev=/search%3Fq%3DCalcalist%2Bnewspaper

The success of the company Sodastream U.S. Israel two years brings significant strategic developments company. CAlcAlist "learned that the drinks giant PepsiCo Corporation is negotiating to purchase Sodastream value of more than $ 2 billion. Higher amount is specifically for the company, run by Daniel Birnbaum and in 2010 went public on Wall Street at a value of $ 367 million.

According to estimates, PepsiCo is willing to pay the price even higher than $ 2 billion and could reach a price of $ 95 per share. PepsiCo has been turned Sodastream by U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs. CAlcAlist also learned that "Sodastream asked to examine similar options with rival Coca-Cola before moving contacts with PepsiCo advanced stage of negotiations and exchange of drafts, but the Board of Directors of the Company has a willingness to make the sale value in question

Sunday investment bank Barclays raised its target price Sodastream $ 100 per share as analyst David Kaplan wrote that "talk that the company is a fad disconnected from reality." He said the assessments are based on sales volumes and the use of Sodastream products. Kaplan mentions the company forecast sales of a billion dollars in 2016, noting that he learned certain management ability to execute its plans, which includes raising customer loyalty for long term use Sodastream products.

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