Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. Coca Cola was invented in May 1886 by Doctor John Pemberton a pharmacist from Atlanta, Georgia. John Pemberton concocted the Coca Cola formula in a three legged brass kettle in his backyard. The name was a suggestion given by John Pemberton's bookkeeper Frank Robinson.…
The 125 year old Coca Cola Company currently ranks 70th on the List of Fortune 500 Companies for 2011. Coca Cola began in 1886 when pharmacist John Pemberton in Atlanta, GA, sold a caramel colored mix that was combined with carbonated water and sold for $.05 cents a glass at Jacobs Pharmacy. The pharmacy sold approximately 9 glasses the first day totaling $.45 cents a day average. After John Pemberton passed away in 1888 the company rights were acquired by a business name named Griggs Candler for $2,300 (The Coca Cola Company, 2011). Candler led the way for the innovative product to become a business. He began promoting the product on everyday products so that the logo was everywhere and the aggressive tactic worked. The demand grew so quickly that there three production facilities were up and operating within 7 years. By 1920 there were over 1,000 bottlers of the product and in the 40’s the president helped to lay the international groundwork for the company to begin doing business overseas and ensuring that a Coke was available to many for a small price.…
In 1887, another Atlanta pharmacist and businessman, Asa Candler bought the formula for Coca Cola from inventor John Pemberton for $2,300. By the late 1890s, Coca Cola was one of America’s most popular fountain drinks, largely…
The product / icon that gave the world its distinctive flavor was first created on May 8th 1886 by Dr. John Stith Pemberton. He was a pharmacist that sold his product for five cents a glass in Atlanta, Georgia to patrons of Jacobs’ Pharmacy. Coca-Cola is a household name in American and in the world. It started off simply as a popular carbonated soft drink colored with caramel and flavored with kola nut extract and other sweeteners. Dr. Pemberton had no idea how this product was going to involve into a sensationalized product that has span to every corner of the globe. Over the past one hundred and twenty three years this fountain soda drink has evolved and changed to accommodate the changing needs of its customers. It has developed at some…
Being a bookkeeper, Frank Robinson also had excellent penmanship. It was he who first scripted "Coca Cola into the flowing letters which has become the famous logo of today. The soft drink was first sold to the public at the soda fountain in Jacob 's Pharmacy in Atlanta on May 8, 1886. About nine servings of the soft drink were sold each day. Sales for that first year added up to a total of about $50. The funny thing was that it cost John Pemberton over $70 in expanses, so the first year of sales were a loss. Until 1905, the soft drink, marketed as a tonic, contained extracts of cocaine as well as the caffeine-rich kola nut. In 1887, another Atlanta pharmacist and businessman, Asa Candler bought the formula for Coca Cola from inventor John Pemberton for $2,300. By the late 1890s, Coca Cola was one of America 's most popular fountain drinks, largely due to Candler 's aggressive marketing of the product. With Asa Candler, now at the helm, the Coca Cola Company increased syrup sales by over 4000% between 1890 and 1900 Robinson (Anonymous, 2001).…
John Pemberton invented Coca-Cola in 1886 while in Atlanta, Georgia. Coke’s initial use was as a patient medicine in hospitals and nurseries. John Pemberton mixed up a fragrant and caramel colored liquid which he later added carbonated water. He took is invention…
Coca-cola started in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 8, 1886 by Dr. John Stith Pemberton. He was a local Pharmacist. After producing Coca-cola syrup he carried it down to another pharmaceutical store on the street, where it was sampled and pronounced as exceptional. The sales of the drink called Coke thereafter, began. It was not at first sold as bottled drink; rather it was sold from the fountain for five cents a glass. Carbonated water was later combined with the newly discovered syrup to produce the drink known as coca-cola today. Coca-cola is known all over the world for its unique taste which its competitors have not been able to beat.…
Coca-Cola Company history originated in 1886 when the “curiosity of an Atlanta pharmacist, Dr. John S. Pemberton, led him to create a distinctive tasting soft drink that could be sold at soda fountains” (Coca Cola History, 2013, para. 1). He generated flavored syrup, took it to his neighborhood pharmacy, “where it was mixed with carbonated water and deemed “excellent” by those who sampled it” (Coca Cola History, 2013, para. 1). Dr. Pemberton’s partner and bookkeeper, Frank M. Robinson, is credited with “naming the beverage “CocaCola” as well as designing the trademarked, distinct script, still used today” (Coca Cola History, 2013, para. 1).…
The Coca-Cola Company is one that we have loved and enjoyed for many years and more to come. The company was established in 1886 by Dr. John Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. Today the well-known soda is sold in over 200 countries and is consumed at the rate of more than one billion per day.…
“Coca-Cola is sold and consumed in every state and territory of the United States,” proclaims Asa Candler.…
Thinking, "The two Cs would look well in advertising," Dr. Pemberton's partner and bookkeeper, Frank M. Robinson, suggested the name and penned the now famous trademark "Coca-Cola" in his unique script. The first newspaper ad for Coca-Cola soon appeared in The Atlanta Journal, inviting thirsty citizens to try "the new and popular soda fountain drink." Hand-painted oilcloth signs reading "Coca-Cola" appeared on store awnings, with the suggestion "Drink" added to inform passersby that the new beverage was for soda fountain refreshment. During the first year, sales averaged a modest nine drinks per day.…
The logo, red background with a rolling white script which says Coca-Cola, was invented in 1886 and has remained unchanged. Remarkable is also the design of the Coca-Cola bottle, which was invented in 1916. The design of the bottle became a registered trademark in the USA in 1960. This is a special characteristic because it gives Coca-Cola a unique look.…
Coca-Cola, often referred to as Coke is a carbonated beverage that is available in stores, restaurants, and vending machines across the world. The history began in 1886 by a pharmacist, Dr. John S. Pemberton and he credits the beverage “Coca Cola” as well as designing the trademarked, distinct script that we still used today. It has become as one of the global market leaders in the beverage industry which daily servings of Coca Cola beverages are estimated at 1.9 billion globally over 200 countries and most of them are in the states.…
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a beverage retailer, manufacturer and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in 1886. The Coca-Cola formula and brand was bought in 1889 by Asa Candler who incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in 1892. Besides its namesake Coca-Cola beverage, Coca-Cola currently offers more than 500 brands in over 200 countries or territories and serves 1.6 billion servings each day.[5]…
After mentioned about what, where and who is done in Coca Cola’s channel marketing structure. In this part, we will mainly talk about how is it exactly done with their channel members.…