The Coca-Cola Company is the worlds largest

beverage company, offering over 500 brands to

people in more than 200 countries. Of our 21
billion-dollar brands, 19 are available in lower-
or no-sugar options to help people moderate
their consumption of added sugar. It also means
continuously working to reduce our
environmental impact, creating rewarding careers
for our associates and bringing economic
opportunity wherever we operate. Together with
our bottling partners, we employ more than
700,000 people around the world.
 Prior to his death in 1888, just two years after creating
what was to become the worlds #1-selling sparkling
beverage, Dr. Pemberton sold portions of his business
to various parties, with the majority of the interest sold
to Atlanta businessman, Asa G. Candler. Under Mr.
Candlers leadership, distribution of Coca-Cola
expanded to soda fountains beyond Atlanta. In 1894,
impressed by the growing demand for Coca-Cola and
the desire to make the beverage portable, Joseph
Biedenharn installed bottling machinery in the rear of
his Mississippi soda fountain, becoming the first to put
Coca-Cola in bottles.
 Coca-Cola history began in 1886 when the
curiosity of an Atlanta pharmacist, Dr. John S.
Pemberton, led him to create a distinctive tasting
soft drink that could be sold at soda fountains.
He created a flavored syrup, took it to his
neighborhood pharmacy, where it was mixed
with carbonated water and deemed excellent by
those who sampled it. Dr. Pembertons partner
and bookkeeper, Frank M. Robinson, is credited
with naming the beverage Coca-Cola as well as
designing the trademarked, distinct script, still
used today.
 Coca-Cola formula
The formula of Coca-Cola is the name by which the secret recipe used to make Coca-Cola is known. The company presents the formula as a
secret and is used as a marketing strategy.1
On May 8, 1886 was formulated by the pharmacist John Pemberton as a syrup for stomach problems.2.2 It was his accountant Frank Mason
Robinson who introduced the brand and devised the logo.4 Later on, it was patented on March 21. January 1893,4 3 date from which it began
to be commercialized and expanded worldwide.4
The formula is mixed with a syrup, a mixture of concentrated flavors, which is then mixed with water and other minor ingredients. The
mixture is distributed to the premises of the soft drink bottling companies for later commercialization.

Content
Published descriptions mention that it contains crystals of sugar, caramel, caffeine, phosphoric acid, carbonated water, cola nut extract, fruit
extract, mixtures, vanilla and glycerol.
The name of the secret ingredient of Coca-Cola is Merchandise 100X, although it is only a method of advertising control; apparently, it
remains a secret since its formulation in 1886.5 The present formula had several changes and Coca-Cola admits with reluctance that the
formula has changed over the decades.3
The basic cola flavor of Coca-Cola and the cola drinks of its competitors is the result of a mixture of citrus flavors such as orange, lime and
lemon, and spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla.2 6
Amateur researchers have tried to reverse the engineering of the production process and the ingredients. The secret formula has been the
subject of books, speculations and marketing legends.3 1 Aided by modern analytical methods, food scientists can easily identify the
composition of food products, including Coca-Cola.7 8 The company regularly affirms that all published formulas are incorrect.