Coca Cola- Q & A

- How much money did John Pemberton make his first year of selling Coca Cola?
The money made totaled to $50, but his expenses added up to $70, which ended up in a loss of money.

- First Coca Cola was only available in America. What was the second country it was available in?
From all Coca Cola’s publicity, it became available in Canada at the turn of the century.(1900)

- Nowadays, how many Coca Cola is sold a day?
Nowadays, more than one billion Coke’s are sold, showing its huge success, even today.

- What are some slogans Coca Cola have used for advertising?
“Coca Cola delicious, refreshing, exhilarating.” (1886)
“Coca Cola revives and sustains.” (1905)
“Pause and refresh yourself.” (1924)
“It’s the real thing.” (used first in 1948)
“Things go better with coke.” (1963)
“I’d like to buy the world a coke.” (1971—actually the name of a song)

- Is the same logo used as when Coca Cola was first invented?
Yes it is still used and was created by Frank Robinson, Pemberton’s bookkeeper. The name came from the words “cocaine” and “kola”.

-When coke was first sold, what kind of bottles or cups did they come in?
When they were first sold in Jacob's Pharmacy, they were bought for 5 cents in a glass.

- When did they start putting Coca Cola in bottles?
In 1894, Joseph Biedenharn came up with the idea of bottling Coke, although Asa Chandler, the owner of Coke at the time, wasn't too enthusiastic.

-Was Coke invented during trial and error or was there a purpose?
After John Pemberton invented different medicines, he had the idea of creating a medicine as a drink. He heard many good things about cocaine, such as it helped digestion, so decided to use it as one of the main ingredients of Coca Cola. In 1886, in his backyard, he put cocaine and caffeine-rich kola nuts into a kettle and invented Coke.

- Why did Coca Cola's recipe change in the 1900's?
In the early 1900's, cocaine was banned in Coca Cola because of the American Health Regulations.

- Why was Coca Cola not a great success in the beginning?
At first, Coke was not successful because of the lack of advertising. After the Coca Cola rights were sold to Asa Chandler, he aggressively advertised throughout the United States and sold coke syrup to companies.

- Fact :)
1) Coca Cola helped shape the modern idea of Santa Claus.