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Ben Gilbert: observation

24 Nov 2025 Acquired Coca-Cola

“The constraint is it must be a non-alcoholic beverage business. And another constraint, it must throw off many billions of dollars in dividends along the way to your shareholders.”

— Ben Gilbert

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Ben Gilbert
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Claim type
observation
Recorded
24 Nov 2025
Publisher
Acquired
Episode
Coca-Cola

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…Very Charlie. The constraint is it must be a non-alcoholic beverage business. And another constraint, it must throw off many billions of dollars in dividends along the way to your shareholders. This sounds almost impossible, but what ideas could you possibly dream up to give it your best shot? Well, I think the first question I would have is whether I could include any (now) illegal drugs in my product.…

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