

Coca-Cola for 5 cent
served the world’s first Coca-Cola at Jacobs' Pharmacy in Atlanta, Ga. From that one iconic drink, we’ve evolved into a total beverage company. More than 1.9 billion servings of our drinks are enjoyed in more than 200 countries each day. And it’s the 700,000 individuals employed by The Coca-Cola Company and 225+ bottling partners that help to deliver refreshment across the glo The Coca-Cola drink was invented in Atlanta (Georgia, USA) on May 8, 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton, a former officer in the American Confederate Army (there is a legend that it was invented by a farmer who sold his recipe to John Stith for $ 250, about what John Stith allegedly said in one of his interviews). The name for the new drink came up with Pemberton's accountant, Frank Robinson, who also, owning calligraphy, wrote the words "Coca-Cola" in curly letters, which are still the logo of the drink.
"Coca-Cola for 5 cents" - advertising poster for Coca-Cola from the period 1890-1900

served the world’s first Coca-Cola at Jacobs' Pharmacy in Atlanta, Ga. From that one iconic drink, we’ve evolved into a total beverage company. More than 1.9 billion servings of our drinks are enjoyed in more than 200 countries each day. And it’s the 700,000 individuals employed by The Coca-Cola Company and 225+ bottling partners that help to deliver refreshment across the glo The Coca-Cola drink was invented in Atlanta (Georgia, USA) on May 8, 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton, a former officer in the American Confederate Army (there is a legend that it was invented by a farmer who sold his recipe to John Stith for $ 250, about what John Stith allegedly said in one of his interviews). The name for the new drink came up with Pemberton's accountant, Frank Robinson, who also, owning calligraphy, wrote the words "Coca-Cola" in curly letters, which are still the logo of the drink.
"Coca-Cola for 5 cents" - advertising poster for Coca-Cola from the period 1890-1900
On May 8, 1886, Dr. John Pemberton

John Pemberton
On May 8, 1886, Dr. John Pemberton served the world’s first Coca-Cola at Jacobs' Pharmacy in Atlanta, Ga. From that one iconic drink, we’ve evolved into a total beverage company. More than 1.9 billion servings of our drinks are enjoyed in more than 200 countries each day. And it’s the 700,000 individuals employed by The Coca-Cola Company and 225+ bottling partners that help to deliver refreshment across the glo The Coca-Cola drink was invented in Atlanta (Georgia, USA) on May 8, 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton, a former officer in the American Confederate Army (there is a legend that it was invented by a farmer who sold his recipe to John Stith for $ 250, about what John Stith allegedly said in one of his interviews). The name for the new drink came up with Pemberton's accountant, Frank Robinson, who also, owning calligraphy, wrote the words "Coca-Cola" in curly letters, which are still the logo of the drink.