Coke
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Do you like Coke?
Have you ever drank Coke, or a Coke product? Well you may not know it, but you are probably drinking a Coke product almost everyday!
HISTORY
It all started back in 1886, in Atlanta, Georgia. John Pemberton, a pharmacist, was trying to create a headache reliever. He made this syrup stuff which is now Coke. This delicious syrup was made on total accident, believe it or not. This product- (the syrup), was mixed with some ingredients to make a delicious drink. It was sold in Jacob's pharmacy, in atlanta. Coca-Cola was the new, non-carbonated, great tasting headache reliever! It got lots of customers, and that's when it started to slowly get popular. Soon it was the drink we all know today, Coke.
John Stith Pemberton- Actual creator of Coke
John Stith Pemberton was an American pharmacist, and is best known for being the inventor of Coca-Cola. He was born on July 8, 1831. He was married to Ann Eliza Clifford Lewis, and they had 1 child named Charles. He created Coca Cola in 1886, and died 2 years later in 1888.
Asa Griggs Candler-Founder
Asa Candler was born on December 30, 1851 in Villa Ricka, Georgia. He had 4 kids and was married, and was the one who started to put Coke on the market. Candler bought it from John Pembermon in 1891, and he changed a bunch. He promoted the product, distributing souvenir fans, calendars, clocks, and other little things. Candler started to build on the warehouse, and he’s the one who sent Coca Cola to all the different stores. With Candler being more wealthy, it was easier for him. Another thing Asa did was give thousands of coupons to people. The people got it cheap and loved it, so they kept on buying it. Asa did a great job, but sadly he died early, on March 12, 1920.
J. Alexander M. Douglas Jr.-Current President
Mr. James Alexander M. Douglas has been an Executive Vice President of The Coca-Cola Company since April 30, 2015 and has been its President of Coca-Cola North America since January 1, 2014. He is married to a woman named Dabney, and they have 4 children. People call Mr. James ¨Sandy.¨
PROGRESSION
Coca-Cola used to be very poor. It was not carbonated. Coke was also only sold at Jacob's pharmacy. As you can see, it has gotten better! After John Pemberton started to grow the business and spreading the news, he didn't want the business anymore. He sold it to Asa Candler for $2,300. He had a lot more money, and put advertisements and posters around. Soon it had a small factory, and was all around Georgia. When the people were making it, someone accidentally put carbonated water instead of regular water (remember that it was non carbonated), and people loved it, so that is how they kept making it. Next, Candler no longer liked the name Coca Cola, so he renamed it “Coke.” At this moment it was going across the US and was sold in almost every state, and people loved the name Coke. That was sorta the turning point for Coke. After this, they started to make other things such as sugar free Coke, Fanta, Powerade, and Cherry Coke. Can you tell how much better they are today? The taste is better, the products are better, and the quality.
1st Place Ever
2nd- When they started to make bottling plants
Now- Sold in every country!
THEIR BEST PRODUCT: REGULAR COKE
The Coca Colas Company´s best product is the regular Coke. It was their first product, and its history goes way back. People love its taste, carbonation, quality, and its texture. Regular Coke is so good because of the real sugar and high-quality ingredients they use. One of Cokes secret ingredients makes you crave it even more- the feeling you get of being so refreshed. People like this a lot.
IMPACT
Coke has definitely changed society, I mean, c’mon, if you're reading this and you drink Coke, can you imagine your life without it? I know I couldn't. Back then, only georgia drank Coke. Now the whole world drinks it! And yes, literally, they’ve made so many products to make sure that everyone can have some form of Coke. But then come the bad thing, people drinking to much. Around the world Coke has even impacted people's health. Don't drink too much Coke, or else diabetes and other health problems can happen.Coke has also impacted by donating over million's of dollars to places likes education, environment, health, natural disasters, and water/food services. This is actually a great and cool company!
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Website: cocacola.com
Phone: 800.438.2653
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