Pemberton had been severely wounded in the American Civil War, and had become addicted to the pain medication morphine. The coca and the kola are the source of the product name, and led to Coca-Cola's promotion as a 'healthy tonic'. At the time it was introduced, the product contained cocaine from coca leaves and caffeine from kola nuts which together acted as a stimulant. The soft drink was developed in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton. The company's stock is listed on the NYSE and is part of the DJIA and the S&P 500 and S&P 100 indexes.
The drink industry company also manufactures, sells, and markets other non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, and alcoholic beverages. The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational corporation founded in 1892, best known as the producer of Coca-Cola.
List of the Coca-Cola Company subsidiaries
