A Short History of for 125 Years, We Have Been Refreshing the World
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A Short History of For 125 years, we have been refreshing the world. Did you know? Did you know? If all the Coca‑Cola ever produced were to Studies have shown that Coca‑Cola is among the cascade down Niagara Falls at its normal most‑admired and best‑known trademarks in the rate of 1.6 million gallons per second, it world. In fact, it is documented that “Coca‑Cola” would flow for nearly 83 hours. is the second‑most widely understood term in the world, after “okay.” Did you know? If all the Coca‑Cola ever produced were in 8‑ounce contour bottles, and these bottles were laid end to end, they would reach to the moon and back 2,051 times. That is one round trip per day for five years, seven months and 14 days. DynamicA Short History Ribbon of CokeThis Red is theon remarkable a white storybackground about the evolution Did you know? of an iconic brand and the company that bears Thirsty consumers around the globe now enjoy its name. Since its birth at a soda fountain in Coca‑Cola Company products 1.7 billion times every downtown Atlanta, Georgia, in 1886, Coca‑Cola single day—about 19,400 beverages every second. has been a catalyst for social interaction and inspired innovation. These unique moments in history, arranged in chronological sequence, Did you know? If all the Coca‑Cola ever produced were in have helped create a global brand that provides 8‑ounce contour bottles, and these bottles were distributed to each person in the world, there billions of moments of refreshment every day. would be 1,104 bottles per person. White Dynamic Ribbon White on a Coke Red background Restricted-use Dynamic Ribbon Black on a white background “Delicious and Refreshing” 1886 1888 May 8. Coca‑Cola is created by The first newspaper ad appears Asa Candler begins to acquire John S. Pemberton and served at announcing Coca‑Cola as a personal control of the Coca‑Cola Jacobs’ Pharmacy. Nine drinks a “Delicious and Refreshing Beverage.” formula and patents from John day are sold during this year. Pemberton and his partners. 1887 Company accountant, Frank Robinson, Coupons are first used to names the drink “Coca‑Cola,” and promote Coca‑Cola. thinking the two Cs would look well in advertising, pens the famous John Pemberton registers his Spencerian script logo. “Coca‑Cola Syrup and Extract” label as a copyright with the U.S. Patent Office. 1880s “Drink Coca‑Cola” “A Delightful Summer or Winter Beverage” 1891 1892 1893 1896 1899 Calendars are first used for advertising Asa Candler, who began to acquire The Coca‑Cola Spencerian script Soda fountain urns and clocks are first The rights to bottle Coca‑Cola in by Asa Candler. Note the ad for The Coca‑Cola Company in 1888, trademark is registered with the used for advertising purposes. most of the United States are sold by De‑Lec‑Ta‑Lave, a mouthwash that finalizes the purchase and incorporates U.S. Patent office. Asa Candler to Benjamin F. Thomas and is also sold by Candler. After 1892, The Coca‑Cola Company as a Georgia 1898 Joseph B. Whitehead of Chattanooga, he focuses his energies exclusively Corporation. At the Company’s second annual The first building is erected for Tennessee, for $1. Chattanooga becomes on Coca‑Cola. meeting, the first dividend is paid the sole purpose of housing the first city to bottle Coca‑Cola under An advertising budget of $11,000 to investors. The Coca‑Cola Company. It is quickly the contract. is authorized. outgrown as the Company moves to 1895 larger quarters five times in the next Asa Candler declares in the Annual 12 years. Report that Coca‑Cola is sold and drunk in every state and territory in the United States. 1890s “The Great National Drink at the Great National Game” “The Most Refreshing Drink in the World” 1900 1903 1906 1907 1909 Music hall performer Hilda Clark The first convention of Coca‑Cola Bottling operations begin in Canada, The diamond‑shaped paper label The Coca‑Cola Bottler magazine becomes the first celebrity to appear Fountain Sales personnel is held Cuba and Panama, becoming the first is introduced for bottles. begins publication and is produced in multiple advertising formats, in Atlanta. three countries outside the United for more than 80 years. including trays, posters and even States to bottle Coca‑Cola. The first festoons are installed bookmarks. 1904 in soda fountains. The first advertising for Coca‑Cola D’Arcy Advertising Company begins The second bottling plant to begin appears in national magazines. its 50‑year association with The Company begins its long production under the 1899 contract The Coca‑Cola Company. association with athletes with opens in Atlanta. Annual sales of Coca‑Cola hit the a series of ads featuring noted 1 million‑gallon mark. A straight‑sided bottle is first used baseball players. 1901 in national advertising. The advertising budget surpasses Lillian Nordica, noted opera singer, $100,000 for the first time. begins to endorse Coca‑Cola and appears in nationwide advertising in 1905. 1900s “Good All the Way Down” “The Ideal Beverage for Discriminating People” “Good to the Last Drop” “Palate Pleasing” “Enjoy a Glass of Liquid Laughter” “Quality Tells the Difference” 1911 1913 1914 1915 1917 1919 The annual advertising budget for As the Company has grown, Coca‑Cola Asa Candler makes a $1 million Answering the call of Bottling operations begin on the The first bottling plants are opened The Coca‑Cola Company surpasses is distributed via 2,300 wholesalers by donation to Atlanta’s Emory University, The Coca‑Cola Company, the contour island of Guam. in Europe in Paris and Bordeaux. $1 million for the first time. more than 415,000 retailers. beginning the Company’s long bottle prototype is designed by heritage of support for the school. Alexander Samuelson and patented A relationship between the Red Cross The Coca‑Cola Company is purchased 1912 Examples of advertising spending by the Root Glass Company. It is and the Coca‑Cola system begins by a group of investors led by Ernest Bottling operations are started in include $259,499 on painted wall The calendar artwork for this year is approved by the Bottlers’ Association as the Company and bottlers begin Woodruff for $25 million. the Philippines, the Company’s first signs, $11,011 on pencils and even named “Betty.” During this decade, and becomes the standard bottle. World War I blood drives. expansion into Asia. $5,411 on napkins. two other named calendars appear— “Elaine” and “Constance.” These are 1916 the only instances where the models Asa Candler retires from the are named on calendars. Company to successfully run for mayor of Atlanta. 1910s “A Welcome Addition to Any Party” “The Thirsty One’s Best Beverage” “3 Million a Day” “Whenever You See an Arrow, Think of Coca‑Cola” How did this global icon get its distinctive shape? COKE LORE The Contour Bottle The tremendous success and growth of Coca‑Cola encouraged other competitors to try to imitate Coke by offering bottles with slight variations on the trademarked name and distinctive script logo. Koka‑Kola, Koca‑Nola, Celery‑Cola and Koke were just a few of the products that tried to capitalize on our success. Working with our bottlers, The Coca‑Cola Company asked bottle manufacturers to submit designs for a bottle for Coca‑Cola that was so distinctive that it could be recognized by feel in the dark or identified lying broken on the ground. 1899–1902 1900–1916 1916 1957 1961 1991 1993 2007 Alexander Samuelson of the Root Glass Company in Terre Haute, Indiana, designed the distinctive shape, and it was patented on November 16, 1915. The bottle was modified and slimmed down to work with the current bottling equipment and went into broader production in 1916. This contour bottle was the only packaging used by The Coca‑Cola Company for 40 years until the king‑size package was introduced in 1955. In 1960, the contour bottle was granted registration as a trademark by the U.S. Patent Office. Today, it is still the most recognized bottle in the world, and the shape is used for packaging from the new aluminum can to the 2‑liter family size. “Thirst Knows No Time Nor Season” 1920 1921 1923 1925 1926 1928 Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes writes The first employee publication, The introduction of the first six‑bottle The Board of Directors passes a The Coca‑Cola Foreign Department The Company begins its long‑term a Supreme Court decision ruling that The Friendly Hand, begins publication. carton is a significant innovation for resolution placing the secret formula is formed to supply concentrate to association with the Olympic Games Coca‑Cola is a “single thing, from a It is superseded three years later when the beverage industry. The carton is for Coca‑Cola in a bank vault at the overseas bottlers. Some of the by supplying drinks from kiosks single source and well known to the The Red Barrel begins its 40‑year run. patented the following year. Trust Company Bank in Atlanta. countries where bottling operations surrounding the venues in Amsterdam. community,” recognizing the strength begin during this decade include of the Company’s trademark. The first use of the slogan “Thirst Robert W. Woodruff is elected Outdoor billboards are introduced as Belgium, Bermuda, China, Colombia, 1929 Knows No Season” helps transition President of The Coca‑Cola Company, part of the advertising mix. Germany, Haiti, Italy, Mexico, the Two significant innovations debut: The Coca‑Cola Company moves to Coca‑Cola from a summer beverage beginning more than six decades of Netherlands and Spain.