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Coca-Cola's Evolution and 1918 Impact

John Pemberton created a brown syrup made from coca leaves and cola nuts in 1886, which he called Coca-Cola and sold as a medicine. He later sold the recipe to Asa Candler, who decided to sell Coca-Cola as a soda fountain drink mixed with soda water. Two businessmen later began bottling Coca-Cola, which helped it gain popularity worldwide during World War I when the Coca-Cola Company sent bottles to US soldiers.

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Coca-Cola's Evolution and 1918 Impact

John Pemberton created a brown syrup made from coca leaves and cola nuts in 1886, which he called Coca-Cola and sold as a medicine. He later sold the recipe to Asa Candler, who decided to sell Coca-Cola as a soda fountain drink mixed with soda water. Two businessmen later began bottling Coca-Cola, which helped it gain popularity worldwide during World War I when the Coca-Cola Company sent bottles to US soldiers.

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In 1886 John Pemberton , a druggist in Atlanta, Georgia (USA), made a brown syrup by mixing coca leaves and

cola nuts. Pemberton sold the syrup in his drugstore as a medicine to cure all kinds of problems. He called his
all-purpose medicine “Coca-Cola”.
When few people bought Coca-Cola, Pemberton sold the recipe to another druggist, Asa Candler .
Candler decided to sell Coca-Cola as a soda-fountain drink instead of a medicine.
At the soda fountains in drugstores, the syrup was mixed with soda water to make the drink Coca-Cola. Candler
advertised a lot and sold his syrup to many drugstores. Soon everyone was going to soda fountains and asking for
Coca-Cola.
Candler saw no reason for putting Coca-Cola into bottles. But two businessmen thought this would be a good idea.
They got permission from Candler , and before long they became millionaires.

Early Coca-Cola bottle


(1899)

As of 1903, coca leaves were no longer used in Coca-Cola. The exact ingredients used and their quantities aren’t
known – the Coca-Cola Company keeps its recipe a secret.

World War I helped make Coca-Cola popular outside the United States.
The Coca-Cola Company sent free bottles of the drink to U.S. soldiers fighting in Europe. Coca-Cola became very popular
with the soldiers – so popular that the U.S. Army asked the company to start ten factories in Europe. After the war,
these factories continued to make Coca-Cola. Today, they are Coca-Cola factories around the world.

The monument of John Pemberton and


Coca-Cola.

Write T (true) or F(false) :


1899-1902 1915 1961 1994
__ 1. John Pemberton was a druggist.
__ 2. The brown syrup called Coca-Cola
was a mix of coca leaves and nuts.
__ 3. Pemberton sold his recipe to the
Coca-Cola Company.
Coca-Cola bottle evolution.
__ 4. People mixed Coca-Cola syrup with
Soda water.
__ 5. Candler didn’t want to put
Coca-Cola into bottles.
__ 6. World War II made Coca-Cola
1990-1916 1957 1991
popular outside the USA.
__ 7. The Coca-Cola Company sent free
Answer the questions : bottles of this drink to people in
Europe.
1. How was Coca-Cola first used ? ___________________________
2. What did Pemberton mix to make a “Coca-Cola” medicine ?
__________________________________________________ Cans of Coke first appeared in 1955.
3. When was Coca-Cola invented ? __________________________
4. Who decided to sell Coca-Cola as a soda-fountain drink ?
__________________________________________________
5. Who put Coca-Cola into bottles ? _________________________
6. When did Coca-Cola begin to become popular around the world ?
__________________________________________________
Key :

Write T (true) or F(false):

1–T
2 – F ( cola nuts)
3 – F ( to Asa Candler)
4–T
5–T
6 – F ( World War I)
7 – F ( to soldiers fighting in Europe)

Answer the questions :

1 – as a medicine
2 – coca leaves and cola nuts
3 – in 1886
4 – Asa Candler
5 – two businessmen
6 – during World War I

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