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Coca-Cola (KO) is one of the world’s most iconic brands, with a most recent fiscal year revenue of $43 billion. Not bad, but not surprising for a company that includes brands like Sprite, Fanta, Coke Zero, Diet Coke, and others. Coca-Cola sells more than two billion drinks per day and has a presence in more than 200 countries.
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Things were not always fizzing for the premier soft drink company, however. Coca-Cola was invented in Atlanta, Georgia, by pharmacist Dr. John Stith Pemberton in 1886 and originally sold for $0.05 a glass at the nearby pharmacy’s soda fountain. While people did enjoy the taste, the modest sales of nine drinks per day didn’t allow Pemberton to escape his day…
