Coca Cola History Timeline

In 1916 they began manufacturing the famous contour bottle which remains as the signature shape of the coca cola today.

Coca cola history timeline. History of coca cola 1905 1918. Free coca cola drinks. Heres what you need to know about our key milestones. In may 1886 coca cola was invented by doctor john pemberton a pharmacist from atlanta georgia.

See more history timelines. 1880s delicious refreshing 1890s a delightful summer or. Cander gaining the. Beginning with its birth at a soda fountain in downtown atlanta georgia in 1886 see all the milestones throughout coca colas memorable 125 year history.

The drink coca cola was originated in 1886 by an atlanta pharmacist john s. Coke finds its identity nd. Root glass company of terre haute indiana won the contest to design a bottle that could be able to be recognised in the dark. Timeline of coca cola from 1885.

In 1886 when atlanta and fulton county passed prohibition legislation pemberton responded by developing coca cola a nonalcoholic version of pembertons french wine coca. The first marketing efforts in cocacola history were executed through coupons promoting free samples of the beverage. Considered an innovative tactic back couponing was followed by newspaper advertising and the distribution of promotional items bearing the cocacola script to participating pharmacies. Welcome to the history of the coca cola company.

Pemberton originally touted his drink as a tonic for most common ailments basing it on cocaine from the coca leaf and caffeine. Coca cola or coke is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by the coca cola companyoriginally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine it was invented in the late 19th century by john stith pemberton and was bought out by businessman asa griggs candler whose marketing tactics led coca cola to its dominance of the world soft drink market throughout the 20th century. His bookkeeper frank robinson chose the name for the drink and penned it in the flowing script that became the coca cola trademark. Explore the global history timeline.

Pemberton creates the flavored syrup that become coca cola. Pemberton 183188 at his pemberton chemical company. According to the coca cola company pemberton developed the syrup for the famed beverage which was sampled at the local jacobs pharmacy and deemed to be excellentthe syrup was combined with carbonated water to create a new delicious and refreshing drink. Coca cola invented in may 1886 coca cola was invented by doctor john pemberton a pharmacist from atlanta georgia.