Coca-Cola was invented in 1866 and bottled in 1894. The US Treasury rejected their request for a 7.5-cent coin, but the company still became successful. Today, Coca-Cola has an average of 1.9 billion servings a day worldwide and their polar bear ad campaign is still popular.
Coca-Cola was invented in 1866 by pharmacist Dr. John S. Pemberton. Originally, the drink was sold at soda fountains, but in 1894 it began to be bottled. From the late 1800s to the 1930s, a bottle of Coke cost just a nickel, and the US Treasury may be partly responsible for the lack of a price hike for consumers. The US Treasury rejected Coca-Cola’s request to create a 7.5-cent coin so a single coin could still buy the soda from a machine when the company raised prices. Regardless of this rejection, Coca-Cola still rose to prominence and has been one of the leading soft drink manufacturers in the world ever since.
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During its first year of sales, Coca-Cola averaged just 9 servings a day in Atlanta, its home market.
Today, Coca-Cola has an average of 1.9 billion servings a day worldwide.
Coca-Cola’s ad campaign featuring animated polar bears was originally launched in 1993 and is still one of the most loved ad campaigns to this day.
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