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Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a cola soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. In 2013, Coke products were sold in over 200 countries and territories worldwide, with consumers drinking more than 1.8 billion company beverage servings each day. Coca-Cola ranked No. 94 in the 2024 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by revenue. Based on Interbrand's "best global brand" study of 2023, Coca-Cola was the world's sixth most valuable brand.
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Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink made by the Coca-Cola Company that is sold in over 200 countries, with billions of servings consumed daily worldwide. The company is one of the largest U.S. corporations by revenue and operates one of the world's most valuable brands.
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Key facts
- Drink.name
- Coca-Cola
- Drink.logo
- Coca-Cola logo.svg
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- Coca-Cola logo - see "Logo design" section
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- Logo used since 1946
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- Coca Cola Flasche - Original Taste.jpg
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- Coca-Cola bottle - see "Contour bottle design" section
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- Coca-Cola has retained many of its historical design features in modern glass bottles.
- Drink.type
- Cola
- Drink.manufacturer
- The Coca-Cola Company
- Drink.origin
- United States
- Drink.region
- Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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- Caramel E-150d
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38 sectionsContents
- History
- 19th century origins
- Company
- Origins of bottling
- 20th century
- Sugar replaced with high-fructose corn syrup
- New Coke
- 21st century
- Production
- Listed ingredients
- Formula of natural flavorings
- Use of stimulants in formula
- Coca leaf
- Kola nuts for caffeine
- Franchised production model
- Geographic spread
- Brand portfolio
- {{anchor|Logo}} Logo design
- Contour bottle design
- Examples
- Designer bottles
- Competitors
- Advertising
- 5 cents
- Holiday campaigns
- Sports sponsorship
- In mass media
- Use as political and corporate symbol
- Medicinal application
- Criticism
- Colombian death-squad allegations
- Other uses
- See also
- References
- Works cited
- Further reading
- Primary sources
- External links
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a cola soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. In 2013, Coke products were sold in over 200 countries and territories worldwide, with consumers drinking more than 1.8 billion company beverage servings each day. Coca-Cola ranked No. 94 in the 2024 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by revenue. Based on Interbrand's "best global brand" study of 2023, Coca-Cola was the world's sixth most valuable brand.
Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, Coca-Cola was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta. In 1888, Pemberton sold the ownership rights to Asa Griggs Candler, a businessman, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the global soft-drink market throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. The name refers to two of its original ingredients: coca leaves and kola nuts (a source of caffeine). The formula of Coca-Cola remains a trade secret; however, a variety of reported recipes and experimental recreations have been published. The secrecy around the formula has been used by Coca-Cola as a marketing aid because only a handful of anonymous employees know the formula. The drink has inspired imitators and created a whole classification of soft drink: colas.
