May 22 2009 - (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Amatil, Australia's top soft-drink bottler, played down talk of a merger with brewer Foster's on Friday and said it would pursue its beer strategy through partner SABMiller instead. Chief Executive Terry Davis made the comment to reporters after the firm's annual meeting, when asked about long-running speculation that Amatil might be interested in a merger one day with Foster's Group.
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