When Atlanta forbid the sale of alcohol in , Pemberton changed the formula and began selling only the coca syrup. That year, Pemberton mixed a version of the syrup in a brass kettle in his backyard that would later become Coca-Cola.
It contained extracts of cocaine and of kola nuts, a rich source of caffeine, and sugar for sweetening instead of wine. There it was mixed with carbonated water as a soda. At first, interest in the tonic was relatively low. Though Pemberton had attracted investors and devoted some time to promoting the drink, he seemingly saw no real potential in the formula. When Atlanta repealed its Prohibition laws in , he resumed his focus on his original wine coca drink.
He died later that year on August Through a series of transactions, another Atlanta pharmacist, Asa Griggs Candler, gained ownership of the entire enterprise by He hired Robinson to direct advertising. They began selling Coca-Cola in bottles and also selling syrup to independent bottling companies through licensing agreements.
Until , it contained extracts of cocaine and the kola nut. Candler removed the cocaine and added citric acid and a variety of fruit flavors. Today billions drink Coca-Cola every day in nearly every nation in the world. Pemberton is remembered for his invention of the drink as well as for his contributions to medical reform and chemistry. Coca-Cola fans had a negative, some say hostile, reaction to the new recipe, and within three months, the original cola that captured the hearts and tastebuds of the public returned.
The return of the original cola taste came with new branding of Coca-Cola Classic. New Coke remained on the shelves, and in was rebranded Coke II, before finally being discontinued in The company has a workforce of , employees, and its products are consumed at a rate of more than one billion drinks per day. The song "I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke" was the brainchild of Bill Backer, the creative director on the Coca-Cola As he explained to songwriters Billy Davis and Roger Cook, "I could see and hear a song that treated the whole world as if it were a person — a person the singer would like to help and get to know.
I'm not sure how the lyric should start, but I know the last line. It promptly flopped. The Coca-Cola bottlers hated the ad and most refused to buy airtime for it. The few times the ad was played, the public paid no attention. Backer persuaded McCann to convince Coca-Cola executives that the ad was still viable but needed a visual dimension.
By November of that year, Coca-Cola and its bottlers had received more than , letters about the ad. Demand for the song was so great, many people called radio stations and asked deejays to play the commercial. Advertising surveys consistently identify it as one of the best commercials of all time, and the sheet music continues to sell more than 30 years after the song was written. A tribute to the success of the campaign, the commercial resurfaced over 40 years after it first launched, making an appearance in the finale of the hit TV show "Mad Men" in Actively scan device characteristics for identification.
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