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Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in
stores, restaurants, and vending machines in
every country except Cuba and North Korea. It is
produced by The Coca-Cola Company
of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to
simply as Coke (a registered trademark of The
Coca-Cola Company in the United States since
March 27, 1944). Originally intended as a patent
medicine when it was invented in the late 19th
century by John Pemberton, Coca-Cola was
bought out by businessman Asa Griggs
Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coke to its
dominance of the world soft-drink market
throughout the 20th century
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Pepsi, Around the world, many local brands
compete with Coke. Kola Real, known as Big Cola
in Mexico, is a growing competitor to CocaCola , Corsica Cola , Brittany ,Breizh Cola is
available. In Peru, Inca Kola , Inin
Sweden, Julmust In Scotland, the locally
produced Irn-Bru .Tropicola, a domestic drink, is
served in Cuba instead of Coca-Cola, Mecca
Cola and British brand Qibla Cola are
competitors to Coca-Cola in the Middle
East., Cola Turka , Zam Zam Cola and Parsi Cola
, China Cola, Cockta and Mercator Cola,.
Classiko Cola, made by Tiko Group,. Laranjada is
the top-selling soft drink
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Originally intended as a patent medicine when it was invented in
the late 19th century by John Pemberton, Coca-Cola was bought
out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics
led Coke to its dominance of the world soft-drink market
throughout the 20th century.
The prototype Coca-Cola recipe was formulated at the Eagle Drug
and Chemical Company, a drugstore in Columbus
Georgia, by John Pemberton, originally as acoca
wine called Pemberton's French Wine Coca ]He may have been
inspired by the formidable success of Vin Mariani a European
coca wine.
It was initially sold as a patent medicine for five cents a glass
at soda fountains, which were popular in the United States at the
time due to the belief that carbonated water was good for the
health. Pemberton claimed Coca-Cola cured many diseases.
the company made minor changes in the sourcing of some
ingredients.
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6. The
famous Coca-Cola logo was created by
John Pemberton's bookkeeper, Frank Mason
Robinson, in 1885. Robinson came up with
the name and chose the logo's distinctive
cursive script. The typeface used, known
as Spencerian script, was developed in the
mid-19th century and was the dominant form
of formal handwriting in the United States
during that period.
7. Coca-Cola's
advertising has significantly
affected American culture, and it is
frequently credited with inventing the
modern image of Santa Claus as an old man
in a red-and-white suit.
8. The first outdoor wall advertisement that promoted the CocaCola drink was painted in 1894. in Cartersville, Georgia . Coke
concentrate, or Coke syrup, was and is sold separately at
pharmacies in small quantities, as an over-the-counter remedy
for nausea or mildly upset stomach.
By the time of its 50th anniversary, the soft drink had reached
the status of a national icon in the USA. In 1935, it was
certified kosher by Atlanta Rabbi Tobias Geffen after the
company made minor changes in the sourcing of some
ingredients.
9. Carbonated
water
Sugar (sucrose or high-fructose corn
syrup depending on country of
origin)
Caffeine
Phosphoric acid
Caramel color
Natural flavorings
10. Karl
Lagerfeld is the latest designer
to have created a collection of
aluminum bottles for Coca-Cola.
Lagerfeld is not the first fashion
designer to create a special version
of the famous Coca-Cola Contour
bottle.
