COCA COLA

In May, 1886, Coca Cola was invented by Doctor John Pemberton a pharmacist from Atlanta, Georgia. John Pemberton concocted the Coca Cola formula in a three legged brass kettle in his backyard. The name was a suggestion given by John Pemberton's bookkeeper Frank Robinson.

It proved to be popular however the cost for the products resulted in him making a loss.

CADBURY

Cadbury's developed the first ever "Milk Chocolate bar" that used the chocolate recipe from Fry and Son and mixed milk in. It became a massive hit in Britain and abroad, especially with children who tended to dislike the strong taste of Fry and Son's first chocolate bar. He had originally planned to add orange juice and call it "Orange Twist" but chose milk calling it the famous "Dairy Milk".

NIKE

Nike was originally called Blue Ribbon Sports (who would want that on a T-Shirt?). It was created by a UoE athlete Philip Knight and Bill Borwerman his coach.

The company asked for lots of graphic designers to come up with a logo. Some ideas included a parrot, a tiny robot and a banana. However it ended up with the famous swoosh and renaming the company Nike after the Greek God.
Source(s):
http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/coca_cola.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nike,_Inc.#Origins_and_history

http://www.cadbury.co.uk/cadburyandchocolate/historyofchocolate/Pages/choco...


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