Coca-Cola
- Date
- 1886 · confidence high
- Place
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Credited to
- John Stith Pemberton (syrup, Jacobs' Pharmacy, 1886); Asa Candler (company, 1892); bottling in Chattanooga (1899)
- People
- 👤 John Stith Pemberton1831–1888
- Field
- Life & health
What it is
Carbonated drink with coca extract and kola nut, sold at the soda fountain and later bottled under franchise. It became the archetypal global brand.
What it led to
- Global brand and bottling franchise
- Modern advertising and American exported culture
- Sugary soft drinks and public health
Built on
- Crown cork bottle cap1892
- Carbonated water (Priestley)
- Vin Mariani
Made possible
- Contour bottle (1915)
- Vending machine
- Franchising