The Coca-Cola Company
It manufactures, sells, and markets soft drinks including Coca-Cola, other non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, and alcoholic beverages.
- headquarters
- Atlanta, Georgia
- field
- Beverage manufacturing and distribution
- nationality
- American
- known_for
- Coca-Cola soft drink, franchised distribution system, global brand presence
Lore & Background
He created the beverage as a patent medicine to control his addiction, using coca leaves and kola nuts, which gave the product its name. The drink was initially advertised as a medicinal beverage for headaches and sold primarily in drugstores. Pemberton's bookkeeper, Frank Mason Robinson, named the product and created its logo.
Reader's Guide
The Coca-Cola Company's significance lies in its transformation from a patent medicine into a globally dominant soft drink brand. The company has expanded through numerous acquisitions, including Minute Maid, Columbia Pictures, Thums Up, Barq's, and Costa Coffee.
Did You Know?
- Coca-Cola originally contained cocaine from coca leaves and caffeine from kola nuts, promoted as a 'healthy tonic'.
- The name 'Coca-Cola' was created by Pemberton's bookkeeper Frank Mason Robinson as an alliteration of its two main ingredients.
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