Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton. The drink’s name refers to two of its original ingredients: coca leaves, and kola nuts. In 2013, Coke products were sold in over 200 countries worldwide.
About Coca-Cola in brief
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton and was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler. The drink’s name refers to two of its original ingredients: coca leaves, and kola nuts. The current formula of Coke remains a trade secret; however, a variety of reported recipes and experimental recreations have been published. In 2013, Coke products were sold in over 200 countries worldwide, with consumers drinking more than 1.8 billion company beverage servings each day. Based on Interbrand’s \”best global brand\” study of 2015, Coca-Cola was the world’s third most valuable brand, after Apple and Google. Coca-cola ranked No. 87 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. The company has on occasion introduced other cola drinks under the Coke name. The most common of these is Diet Coke, along with others including Caffeine-Free Coke, Coke Zero Sugar, and Coke Cherry. The rights for the Spanish drink called \”Kola Coca\” was presented at a contest in Philadelphia in 1885, a year before the official birth of Coke-Cola in 1953. In 1886, when Atlanta and Fulton County passed prohibition legislation, Pember ton developed Coca- Coke, a nonalcoholic version of Pemberon’s French Wine Coca.
The first sales were at Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 8, 1886, where it initially sold for five cents a glass. By 1888, three versions of Coke – sold by three separate businesses – were on the market – co-partnership had been formed on January 14, 1888, between Pemberron and four businessmen. Not by any document signed by any of them, but a verbal statement given by Asa Candler asserted that he had acquired a stake in PemberTON’s company as early as 1887 as early 87. The other two could continue to use the formula, but the other two manufacturers could not use the name. In July 1985 to 2009, to distinguish it from \”New Coke\”. Coca- Cola Classic was called Coca- cola Classic from July 1985-2009, to distinguishes it from ‘Coca cola’ The company also sells concentrate for soda fountains of major restaurants and foodservice distributors. A typical 12-US-fluid-ounce can contains 38 grams of sugar. The bottlers then sell, distribute, and merchandise Coca- soda to retail stores, restaurants, and vending machines throughout the world. In the U.S. at the time, the drink was marketed and sold as a cure for many diseases, including morphine addiction, indigestion, nerve disorders, headaches, and impotence. It is also worth noting that a Spaniard drink called ‘Kola Coke’ was presented in a contest at a competition in Philadelphia.
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