Who owns Coca Cola?

Coca Cola is a publicly listed company, this means that there are several owners (known as shareholders) that have invested in the company. However, Coca Cola was invented in Atlanta, United States, in 1886 by Dr. John S. Pemberton.

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The Coca Cola company was then founded in 1889 by Asa Griggs Candler who bought the secret formula and brand in 1889.

30 years later, a group of businessmen guided by Ernest Woodruff purchased the company for $25 million, leading the company to be available on the New York Stock Exchange.

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