According to @StockMKTNewz, MTY Food Group (TSX: MTY, OTC: MTYFF) — the owner of Cold Stone Creamery, Wetzel’s Pretzels, and Mr. Sub — has begun a strategic review that could include selling the company, as reported by Bloomberg. Source: Bloomberg. MTY’s ownership of Cold Stone Creamery via Kahala Brands and of Mr. Sub is disclosed in the company’s corporate materials, and the company acquired Wetzel’s Pretzels in 2023, confirming the brand portfolio cited. Source: MTY Food Group corporate disclosures. Event-driven traders should monitor MTY shares and options for deal-related volatility and potential rerating in line with franchisor M&A outcomes reported in comparable processes. Source: Bloomberg. For crypto traders, shifts in equity risk sentiment around major M&A headlines can spill over to digital assets, with research showing increased co-movement between Bitcoin and equities during risk-on and risk-off regimes. Source: International Monetary Fund.

According to @StockMKTNewz, Reuters reports that Coca-Cola KO is working with investment bank Lazard to review options for its British Costa Coffee chain, including a potential sale, source: Reuters via @StockMKTNewz. The reported mandate names Lazard as adviser and explicitly includes a possible divestiture of Costa, which frames this as an active strategic review item for KO, source: Reuters via @StockMKTNewz. The shared report excerpt does not include terms, valuation, or timeline, limiting near-term modeling visibility for equity and options traders in KO, source: Reuters via @StockMKTNewz. The report does not mention cryptocurrencies or digital assets, so there is no direct crypto market linkage disclosed in this headline, source: Reuters via @StockMKTNewz.