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Coca-Cola is the world's largest beverage company and the third most valuable brand after Apple and Google. Millions of people around the world link their brand to happiness. Despite its huge size and incredible brand awareness, there are some interesting aspects that many people may not realize. Here are 10 interesting things to know about deliciousness.
Consumers worldwide consume 1.9 billion bottles of Coca-Cola per day.
Although Coca-Cola is now one of the world's most famous and popular brands, it has a dark history behind its charm.
When Coca-Cola first entered the market in 1886, it was sold as a "nervous tonic". Some even think Coca-Cola can replace morphine and its addiction.
Firstly, Coca-Cola initially contained Coca-Cola leaf extract, so it contained a small amount of cocaine; Second, the "Cola" part of The Coca-Cola name comes from cola nuts, which themselves contain caffeine; It was not until 1929 that Coca-Cola removed cocaine and caffeine from its formula.
Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, is not only a major shareholder in Coca-Cola, but also a big fan of it.
Coca-Cola is a powerful beverage giant with 21 different brands, each of which has annual sales of more than $1 billion.
Coca-Cola sells approximately 3900 different beverages in total. In 2016, they jointly created an annual revenue of 41.863 billion U.S. dollars and a net profit of 6.5 billion U.S. dollars.
The Coca-Cola Company may be the listed company that likes to pay dividends the most.
It insisted on raising its dividend for over 50 consecutive years.