Happy National Have A Coke Day! Each year on May 8, millions of people across the country celebrate today.
Coca-Cola®, often referred to as Coke, is a carbonated soft drink produced by The Coca-Cola® Company.
Since March 27, 1944, Coke is a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola® Company in the United States.
As of 2013, Coke distributes products in over two hundred countries around the world as consumers sip down more than 1.8 million company beverage servings each day!
While the holiday focuses on the bubbly, carbonated beverage, the drink and it’s associated Americana memorabilia inspires collectors and enthusiasts across generations.
From sign art to vintage soda fountain glassware, collectors love to replicate classic flavors with authentic style.
FUN FACTS:
The Guinness World Record™ for the largest collection of Coca-Cola® memorabilia belongs to Rebecca Flores (USA), with nine hundred and forty-five different items!
At the last count, confirmed on August 14, 2013, Coca-Cola® Superman Davide Andreani was in possession of a record 10,558 unique single-brand cans from eighty-seven countries, setting a new Guinness World Records™ title for largest collection of soft drink cans - same brand.
Mark Evans drank six cans of Diet Coke™ in two minutes, 30.15 seconds.
WARNING: Speed drinking can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional speed drinker.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Celebrate with an ice-cold Coca-Cola®. Invite a friend or two to join you. Enjoy a float or a frozen Coke.
Explore the world of vintage soda fountains and step back in time. Savor a delicious ice cream soda or discover a new collectible.
Share your favorite mixed beverage or a flavored variety of this iconic soft drink. Use #NationalHaveACokeDay to share on social media of the world's most famous beverage brand!
HISTORY
In the late 19th century, American Civil War veteran, biochemist and inventor Dr. John Stith Pemberton created Coca-Cola®. This occurred at at Pemberton’s Eagle Drug and Chemical House in Columbus, Georgia.
He intended to patent the beverage as medicine. However, American business tycoon Asa Griggs Candler bought out the business. Candler’s marketing tactics led Coke to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century.
Coco-Cola® Timeline:
1891 – Bottling of Coco-Cola® begins for the first time at the Biedenharn Candy Company in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
1894 – The first outdoor wall advertisement promoting the Coca-Cola® drink was painted in Cartersville, Georgia
1914 – Atlanta’s Fleeman’s Pharmacy opens its doors. The longest-running commercial Coca-Cola soda fountain anywhere became a historic landmark of Atlanta and Coca-Cola. In 1995, however, the pharmacy closed its doors after eighty-one years.
1944 – The Coca-Cola® Company manufactures its one-billionth gallon of Coca-Cola® syrup on July 12th!
1955 – The company produces its first cans of Coke.
National Day Calendar® continues researching the origins of this iconic beverage holiday.
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