Coca-Cola 

is a carbonated soft drink. It is produced by The Coca-ColaCompany of Atlanta, Georgia.

Coca-Cola history began 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 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 name refers to two of its original
ingredients: kola nuts, a source of caffeine, and coca leaves. The current formula of Coca-Cola remains a trade
secret, although a variety of reported recipes and experimental recreations have been published.

The first bottling of Coca-Cola occurred in Vicksburg, Mississippi, at the Biedenharn Candy Company in 1891. 

The Coca-Cola Company has, on occasion, introduced other cola drinks under the Coke brand name. The most
common of these is Diet Coke, with others including Caffeine-Free Coca-Cola, Diet Coke Caffeine-Free, Coca-
Cola Cherry, Coca-Cola Zero, Coca-Cola Vanilla, and special versions with lemon, lime, or coffee. In 2013,
Coke products could be found in over 200 countries worldwide, with consumers downing more than 1.8 billion
company beverage servings each day

Ingredients
Carbonated water
Sugar (sucrose or high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) depending on country of origin)
Caffeine
Phosphoric acid
Caramel color (E150d)
Natural flavorings
A typical can of Coca-Cola (12 fl ounces/355 ml) contains 38 grams of sugar (usually in the form of HFCS),
50 mg of sodium, 0 grams fat, 0 grams potassium, and 140 calories. On May 5, 2014, Coca-Cola said it is
working to remove a controversial ingredient, brominated vegetable oil, from all of its drinks

The exact formula of Coca-Cola's natural flavorings  is a trade secret. The original copy of the formula was held
in SunTrust Bank's main vault in Atlanta for 86 years.
According to Snopes, a popular myth states that only two executives have access to the formula, with each
executive having only half the formula. However, several sources state that while Coca-Cola does have a rule
restricting access to only two executives, each knows the entire formula and others, in addition to the prescribed
duo, have known the formulation process.
Sports sponsorship
Coca-Cola was the first commercial sponsor of the Olympic games, at the 1928 games in Amsterdam, and has
been an Olympics sponsor ever since. This corporate sponsorship included the1996 Summer Olympics hosted
in Atlanta, which allowed Coca-Cola to spotlight its hometown.

Interesting things:
-You may have heard this story before, and it's true: The very first Coca-Cola products contained cocaine — but
only around 9 milligrams per glass. The drug was touted at the time as a substitute for alcohol and was said to
cure opium addiction. But cocaine was removed from Coca-Cola in 1903.

-Of the 57 billion servings of all kinds of beverages drank each day (other than water), just over 3% (1.9 billion)
are drinks trademarked or licensed by Coca-Cola. It's the most widely distributed product on the planet.

-There are only two countries in the world where Coca-Cola is not sold: Cuba and North Korea.

-Coke makes so many different beverages that if you drank one per day, it would take you more than nine years
to try them all. Coca-Cola has a product portfolio of more than 3,500 beverages (and 500 brands), including
sodas, energy drinks, and soy-based drinks.

-If every drop of Coke ever produced were placed in 8-ounce bottles and laid end-to-end, the bottles would
reach the moon and back more than 2,000 times. Put another way, that would be one round-trip a day for five
years, seven months, and 14 days.

-The Coca-Cola brand is worth an estimated $83.8 billion. That's more than Budweiser, Subway, Pepsi, and
KFC combined.

-In 1985, Coca-Cola became the first soft drink to go to space. Astronauts tested the Coca-Cola Space Can
aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. Here's the can.

-If you bought ONE share of Coca-Cola stock in 1920, it would be worth $6.7 million by 2010.
-Coca-Cola only sold 25 bottles the first year.
-Coca-Cola can be used to remove blood stains from clothes
-You can use Coca-Cola to clean oil stains off a garage floor
-Snails and slugs can be killed using Coca-Cola becouse the high acidity of the soda makes it incredibly
effective when trying to kill the pests.

-Coca Cola is a powerful relief from stings and bites. A jellyfish sting or a mosquito bite won’t hurt or itch too
much if you have a bottle of Coca Cola.

Advertising
Coke was first advertised as a remedy for headaches and exhaustion
Coke has been advertising on television for 50 years.
Songs used in coca cola commercials have become popular.

Charitable Giving
Since inception in 1984, The Coca-Cola Foundation has given back more than $820 million to enhance the
sustainability of local communities worldwide.
The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling partners shipped more than 30 million dollars, donated to Hurricane
Katrina Evacuees; donated $10 million to tsunami relief efforts in Asia

Coca-Cola Recognition

Coca-Cola is recognized by 94% of the world’s population

Approximately 10,450 Coca-Cola brand drinks are consumed around the world each second of every day