The Coca-Cola Company The Coca-Cola Company The Coca-Cola Company is an American corporation, and manufacturer, retailer, and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. The Coca-Cola formula and brand were bought in 1894 by Asa Griggs Candler (December 30, 1851 – March 12, 1929), who incorporated The Coca-Cola Company. The company—headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, but incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware—has operated a franchised distribution system since 1889: the Company only produces syrup concentrate, which is then sold to various bottlers throughout the world
The Coca-Cola Company in every state in the union. Coca-Cola’s first ad read "Coca Cola. Delicious! Refreshing! Exhilarating! Invigorating!" As of 1948, Coca-Cola had claimed about 60% of the market share. In 1919, the company was sold to Ernest Woodruff's Trust Company of Georgia. By 1984, The Coca-Cola Company's market share decreased to 21.8% due to new competitors, namely Pepsi, being released. The company has a long history of acquisitions. Coca-Cola acquired Minute Maid in 1960 and in 1982, it acquired the movie studio Columbia Pictures for $692 million but Columbia was sold to Sony for $3 billion in 1989. It acquired the