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title: "Interesting story behind Coca cola origin"  
description: "A brief explanation about the origin of Coca-Cola and it's interesting story"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-16  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2894/interesting-story-behind-coca-cola-origin  
category: "foods"  
tags: ["Coca-Cola", "foods", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Interesting story behind Coca cola origin

![Interesting story behind Coca cola origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/36f5110f-a52c-4766-a088-1e36fcac1d4a/images/518332db-3567-486f-b60d-712865a9f1d0.jpeg) ![Interesting story behind Coca cola origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/36f5110f-a52c-4766-a088-1e36fcac1d4a/images/d315947c-9ed1-4ca3-8ad3-6c4eb3aebe8e.jpeg) John Stith Pemberton, an Atlanta, Georgia pharmacist, invented Coca-Cola in 1886. ![Interesting story behind Coca cola origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/36f5110f-a52c-4766-a088-1e36fcac1d4a/images/d315947c-9ed1-4ca3-8ad3-6c4eb3aebe8e.jpeg) He set out to make a patent remedy for headaches & exhaustion, experimenting with coca leaves & kola nuts until coming up with Coca-Cola syrup. ![Interesting story behind Coca cola origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/36f5110f-a52c-4766-a088-1e36fcac1d4a/images/b2e55ebc-4a28-4fb3-a540-a46976686b55.jpeg) He first marketed Coca-Cola as a fountain drink at Jacobs' Pharmacy in Atlanta, quickly became popular, in 1889 selling rights to Asa Griggs Candler. ![Interesting story behind Coca cola origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/36f5110f-a52c-4766-a088-1e36fcac1d4a/images/b2e55ebc-4a28-4fb3-a540-a46976686b55.jpeg) Candler's successful marketing tactics led to Coca-Cola's global popularity, gaining market share in every US state by 1900. ![Interesting story behind Coca cola origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/36f5110f-a52c-4766-a088-1e36fcac1d4a/images/62f11d97-afb8-4426-8343-4786c1f9fe3a.jpeg) In 20th-century, its success led to expansion, product development & becoming world's largest beverage company, selling products to over 200 countries

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