Canton, Mass.-based Dunkin' and Harpoon Brewery, Boston, have come together for the first time to combine the taste of Dunkin's Espresso Blend Coffee with Harpoon's craft beer. Harpoon Dunkin' Coffee Porter features a balanced and smooth brew offering robust and roasted notes, the company says. Dunkin' Coffee Porter was created by Harpoon as a tribute to the help that Dunkin' offered the brew-masters in firing up the brew kettle, it adds.

Less than two years after launching its first bottled Iced Coffee beverages, Canton, Mass.-based Dunkin’ Donuts is giving the ready-to-drink (RTD) category another jolt with the launch of Shot in the Dark coffee espresso blend, the brand’s first-ever coffee beverage served in a can, the company says. Manufactured and distributed by Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Co., Shot in the Dark combines Dunkin’s signature coffee and espresso.

The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Costa Ltd., which was founded in London in 1971. The acquisition of Costa from parent company Whitbread PLC is valued at $5.1 billion and will give Coca-Cola a strong coffee platform across parts of Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, with the opportunity for additional expansion, the company says.

The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, announced that the company is exploring strategic alternatives for its Turkey Hill business, including a potential sale.