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by Mark Pendergrast

overseas markets and, 332, 347, 348–349, 360–361

  on position of the Company, 345–346, 366

  search committee for Daft replacement and, 431, 433–434

  Khan, Aamir, 426, 444

  Khrushchev, Nikita, 255, 261

  Kielland, Richard Kirby, 425n

  Killer Coke campaign, 424, 432, 441, 442–443, 444–445, 456, 460, 482

  King, Coretta Scott, 272, 319, 370

  King, Martin Luther, Jr., 264–265, 266–267, 271

  King, Monroe, 43

  Kingsley, Luke, 477–478

  Kipling, Rudyard, 147–148

  Kirbo, Charles, 293

  Kirby, Richard, 421, 425

  Kiva.org, 482

  Knauss, Don, 438, 446

  Knipp, Joe, 204, 210

  Koke (beverage), 40, 59

  Koke Case, 116–117, 121–122, 133, 134, 181

  Kola nut, 22, 115, 489

  Koller, Carl, 20, 56n

  Korea, CC in, 440

  Kosher CC bottle cap, 207–208

  Kostelanetz, André, 169

  Kosygin, Alexei, 282, 294

  Kovalik, Dan, 421n, 460

  Kroc, Ray, 250, 381

  Kuat, 419

  Kurtz, Wilbur, 7, 284, 331

  Kuwait, CC in, 366

  Lades, Stephen P., 175, 211, 225

  Lamelas, Javier Sanchez, 444

  Lance, Bert, 293

  Lapsley, N.A., 168

  Latin America, CC in, 175, 229–230, 347, 348, 369–370, 383, 401. See also individual countries

  Lauck, Dan, 334, 339

  Law, Tom, 263

  Lawsuits

  bottlers, 85, 95, 130–132, 155, 323–324, 340–341, 351

  against Coke for false advertising, 404

  Dr Pepper restraint of trade case, 237

  foreign ingredient, 95, 155

  FTC, 120, 280–283, 287–288, 314

  Koke Case, 116–117, 121–122, 133, 134, 181

  over CC and overseas labor violence, 424, 461–462

  over CC mislabeling, 457

  over definition of CC, 323–324, 340–341, 351

  over high-fructose corn syrup, 351–352

  over price-fixing, 353

  over racial discrimination, 405, 415, 416–417

  Pepsi vs. Coke, 178, 179, 180–181, 402

  RC antitrust suit, 420

  The United States vs. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola, 81, 110–115

  Leahy, Patrick, 383, 410

  Lee, Archie, 137–138, 148, 151, 165, 166, 170, 193n, 246, 248, 495

  Leide, Lucy Candler Owens, 126

  Lemon & Orange Elixir (Pemberton beverage), 19, 31, 38

  Leonard Part 6 (film), 357

  Lesko, Paul, 212, 213

  Lifestyle advertising, 259

  Lintas, 323, 326, 334, 342, 373, 380

  Liquid Candy (Jacobson), 474

  Little, Mae, 125

  “Live Positively” initiatives, 458

  Livingston, Sterling, 280

  Llewellyn, James Bruce, 321

  Lobelia, 16, 17

  Loewy, Raymond, 98

  Loft candy stores, Pepsi and, 177–179, 181

  Louis, Joe, 205, 213n

  Lowe Lintas, 422

  Lowery, Joseph, 350

  Lowndes, George, 32, 33, 35–36, 54n

  Lubis, Mochtar, 248

  Luce, Henry, 221

  Lunceford, Jimmy, 169

  Lupton, Jack, 349

  Lupton, J.T., 71–72, 86

  Lustig, Robert, 475

  Luthuli, Albert, 350

  Lynch, J.J., 109–110, 111

  Mack, Walter, 179–182, 193–194, 236, 239

  MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, 338

  Mad River Traders, 419

  Magazine advertising, CC, 92–94, 151

  Major League Baseball, Pepsi and, 402

  Makinsky, Alexander, 223–224, 225, 235, 235n, 269, 270

  Malaysia, CC in, 383

  Mandela, Nelson, 370, 481

  Mann, Henry, 206

  Mao Tse-tung, 220, 222, 294

  Maponya, Richard, 370n

  Marcus, Bernard, 392

  Mariani, Angelo, 20, 54n

  Market research, 153–154, 247–248, 258

  Marquez, Israel, 297, 298

  Marshall, George C., 188, 222

  Marshall Plan, 222–223, 229

  Martin, Tony, 465

  Martinez, Jose, 424, 445

  Massengale, St. Elmo, 99

  Massengale Advertising Agency, 92, 94

  Mathlouthi, Tawfik, 427

  May, Orville, 251, 289, 290

  Mayfield, Diva, 38, 54n, 59

  Mayfield, J.C., 23, 37, 38, 41, 54n, 59, 73

  Koke Case and, 116–117, 121–122, 134

  Mays, Benjamin, 235

  Maywood Chemical Works, 150, 174n

  McCague, Cynthia, 436

  McCay, Clive M., 251

  McDonald’s, CC and, 250, 269, 343, 354, 366, 436

  McGill, Ralph, 148, 219, 234, 256

  McGuire Sisters, 247, 251, 254

  McKaig, Diane, 286

  McKinley, William, 102

  Mecca Cola (beverage), 427–428

  Medicine, 19th-century, 9, 16–17

  Megargel, Roy, 177, 178

  Mehri, Cyrus, 405, 415, 416

  Mellett, Ed, 342, 355

  Mello Yello (beverage), 296, 318, 371, 390, 423

  Mendez, Roberto, 314

  Mendoza, William, 424–425

  Merchandize No. 5, export of, 173–174

  Mercury, in CC, 476–477

  Merman, Ethel, 194

  4-Methylimidazole, 477

  Mexico, CC and Pepsi in, 89, 159, 174–175, 232, 369–370, 429, 457, 479

  Meyers, Jesse, 353, 355

  The Mickey Mouse Club (television program), 241, 357

  Migrant (documentary), 277–278

  Milla, Roger, 466

  Millard, Charles, 323

  Minnick, Mary, 438, 439, 446

  Minute Maid, 257, 268, 351, 402, 404, 418, 422, 436, 440, 456, 468

  migrant workers and, 277–279

  Mislabeling lawsuits against CC, 457

  Mondale, Walter, 278, 325

  Monserrate, Hiram, 432

  Montgomery, Arthur, 75

  Monti, Mario, 437, 500

  Mooney, Phil, 492

  Moore, Tom, 244–245, 428

  Moreira, Marcio, 331–332, 358–359

  Morgan, Ray, 379, 404

  Morocco, 226

  Morphine addiction, Pemberton and, 23–24

  Morris, Betsy, 403, 404, 433

  Morris, Hugh, 132, 133, 180

  Mosconi, Roger, 355, 356

  Motivational research, 247–248

  Mountain Dew (beverage), 268, 296, 390, 439

  Mr. Pibb (beverage), 287

  Mukora, Charles, 385

  Multiplier effect, CC employment and, 484

  Munsey, Cecil, 284

  Murphey, A.O., 23, 37, 38, 40–41, 54n

  Muslim Up (beverage), 428

  Musselman, Bill, 189

  Myanmar, CC in, 470

  MyCokeRewards.com, 443

  NAACP, 252, 319

  Nader, Ralph, 274, 278–279, 280

  Nanni, Tony, 353

  NASCAR sponsorship, 408–409

  National Standard Dispensary, 111

  Nazi Germany, CC in, 197, 201–211

  Neary, Linda, 365

  Neff, John, 377, 382

  Nehi (beverage), 179

  Neighbors, Troy, 253

  Nepal, 421

  Nestea (beverage), 445, 455

  Nestle, joint venture with Coca-Cola, 378, 379, 419, 443

  Neurasthenia, 8–9, 22

  Neverfail Springwater (beverage), 423

  New Coke (beverage), 328–343, 371, 498, 500

  advertising for, 331–332, 334–335, 341–342, 355, 356

  bottlers and, 338, 340–341

  Coca-Cola Classic and, 338–340, 341–342

  Goi
zueta and, 1–2, 307, 328–340 passim, 342–343, 355, 371, 382, 498, 500

  public response to, 333–338

  Woodruff and, 1–2, 330

  New Guide to Health . . . (Thomson), 16

  Newman, Elberta, 42–43

  Newman, Lewis, 19, 26, 27, 31

  Newman, Mary, 43

  Newman, Wilson, 43

  Newspaper advertising, patent medicines and, 10, 11

  New York World’s Fair, CC at, 183

  New Zealand, CC in, 368

  Nicaragua, CC in, 296, 370

  Nichol, Dave, 371–372

  Nicholson, Burke, Jr., 226, 243

  Nixon, Richard, 220, 230, 255, 261, 272, 281–282, 288, 289

  Nordica, Lillian, 284

  Nordic Mist (beverage), 376

  North American market, 371–372, 446–447, 466–467

  Norway, 360, 403

  Novelties, 10, 57, 408

  Nutmeg, in CC formula, 488, 489, 492

  NutraSweet (sweetener), 324

  NutriJuice (beverage), 459

  Obama, Barack, 483

  Obesity epidemic, CC and, 429–430, 436, 440–441, 474–476

  Odwalla (beverage), 419

  Oehlert, Ben, 175, 176, 185, 186, 192, 256, 260, 268, 270

  Oken, Tommy, 301

  OK Soda (beverage), 377, 378

  Oliver, Thomas, 340, 341

  Olympic Games, CC sponsorship of, 359–360

  Atlanta, 384–388

  Beijing, 452–453, 481

  Berlin, 205–207

  Helsinki, 229

  Lillehammer, 379

  London, 479

  Los Angeles, 325

  Melbourne, 229

  Moscow, 294, 302

  Tokyo, 262

  Olympic torch relay, Coke and, 385–388, 452–453

  Oppenhoff, Walter, 204–212 passim, 227

  Orangina (beverage), 361, 400, 402, 407–408

  The Other Guy Blinked: How Pepsi Won the Cola Wars (Enrico), 389

  Ott, Harry, 441

  Ovitz, Mike, 373, 374, 379, 388n

  Owens, Jesse, 205, 252

  Pacific Rim, CC in, 189, 347, 360–361, 400

  Packard, Vance, 247–248

  Paez, Edgar, 460

  Palacios, José Armando, 461–462

  Palumbo, Dan, 432

  Pam, Max, 119, 120

  Panamco, 383, 389n, 407

  Panamerican Beverages, 420, 426

  Papua New Guinea, CC in, 368

  Parent bottlers, 71, 75, 126–132, 134–135, 171–172

  Partners in Plunder (Matthews & Shallcross), 176

  Passiflora Koko-Kolo (beverage), 96

  Patent medicines, 8–12, 18–19

  Asa Candler and, 47, 48, 49

  attacks on claims/safety of, 101–102

  Patrick, Deval, 417, 426, 429, 431–432

  Patriotism, CC and, 192, 197–198

  Patton, George, 147n, 187

  Payne, Billy, 384, 385

  Peacock, Allen, 353

  Peale, Norman Vincent Peale, 250

  Pease, Donald, 298

  Pemberton, Charles Ney “Charley,” 17, 40–41, 54n, 116

  CC business and, 30–31, 37, 38–39, 40, 42, 43

  Pemberton, Cliff, 54n, 91

  Pemberton, John Stith, 16–20 passim, 38, 46–47, 54n, 344, 363, 449, 487

  coca and, 20, 27–28

  creation of Coca-Cola, 5–6, 7–8, 15, 26–27, 28, 31, 494

  French Wine Coca and, 21, 22–23, 25–26, 30, 41

  morphine addiction, 6, 23–24, 41, 116

  proprietary items, 18, 19, 38, 41

  sale of CC rights/business, 32–33, 36–37

  temperance movements/Prohibition and, 25–26, 29–30

  Pemberton Chemical Company, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 38

  Pemberton Medicine Company, 38

  Pendergrast, J.B., 117

  Pepsi (beverage), 258–259, 267, 273, 293, 332, 372, 402, 444

  consumer preference for taste of, 1, 246–247. See also “Take the Pepsi” Challenge

  image of, 239–240

  in overseas markets, 232, 261, 282, 318, 347, 368, 388–389, 389, 403

  price of, 236–237

  U.S. military during World War II and, 193–194

  Pepsi advertising/marketing, 181–183, 239–240, 373

  celebrity campaigns, 355, 356, 365

  “Take the Pepsi Challenge,” 294–295, 315, 321, 329, 333, 355, 419

  Pepsi and Pete, 182

  Pepsi bottlers, 181, 240, 287, 403, 454

  Pepsi-Cola Company/PepsiCo, 177–182, 239–240, 268, 287, 454, 457

  acquisitions, 268, 296n, 354, 419

  bottle size, 178, 244

  domestic market and, 289, 294, 295

  FTC suit re: franchise system and, 281–282

  industrial espionage and, 443–444

  litigation with CC Company, 178, 179, 180–181, 402

  market share, 268, 341, 345, 355, 467

  resurgence of, 402–403, 419–420

  rivalry with CC, 246, 254–255, 467–469, 496

  Pepsi Free (beverage), 324

  Pepsi One (beverage), 402, 419

  Pernod Ricard, 225, 361

  Peru, 173, 175, 358

  Pesticides, in Indian soft drinks, 427, 444, 459–460

  Philip Morris, 322, 324, 377

  Philippines, CC and Pepsi in, 221, 227, 232, 243, 318, 358–359, 366, 441, 499

  Phosphoric acid, in CC, 207, 223, 226, 251, 476

  Pidgeon, “Uncle Jim,” 135, 252

  Pinochet, Augusto, 481

  Pitofsky, Robert, 280–281

  Pizza Hut, 296n, 354, 402

  P.J. Bean Company, 419

  Plachimada (India), CC and water issues in, 431, 462–427

  Planet Java, 419, 455

  PlantBottles, 458, 465

  Polamalu, Troy, 455

  Poland, CC in, 368, 484

  Polar bear ads, 374, 379, 410, 468n

  Polar (soft drink company), 403

  Politics, CC Company and, 219, 481–483

  Pollan, Michael, 467

  Portugal, CC in, 293, 294

  Pottasch, Alan, 403

  Potter, Ed, 442, 444, 460, 462–463

  Powerade (beverage), 377, 418, 422, 436, 439, 457, 468

  Powers, Ray Rivington, 202, 206, 207, 208–209

  Pratt, Arthur, 73–74, 95, 172

  Pratt, Julia, 95

  Pratt, Russell, 73, 95

  Pre-mix CC, 244–245

  Prescott, F.W., 55

  Presearch, 377

  Preston, Prince, 224

  Pretti, Giovanni, 220

  Price-fixing case, 353

  Prices

  of CC, 236–238, 247, 353

  of Pepsi, 236–237

  Priestly, Joseph, 13

  Private-label colas/soft drinks, 179–180, 296, 371–372, 376, 381–382

  Product placement, CC and, 86, 165–166, 242, 322, 357, 478

  Prohibition, 25–26, 29–30, 123, 163

  Project Alakea, 260

  Project Alpha, 263

  Project Arden, 273

  Project David, 315

  Project Diesel, 445

  Project Harvard, 315–316

  Project Infinity, 403

  Project Jumpstart, 368

  Project Kansas, 328

  Project Manhattan, 356

  Project Mordecai, 295

  Promotion from within, 499

  Propel Fitness Water (beverage), 439

  Proprietary Association of America, 101

  Proprietary medicine, 9n. See also Patent medicines

  Publicity, taking advantage of all, 499

  Public monitoring, of Coke’s corporate behavior, 482

  Puerto Rico, CC in, 159, 483–484

  Pure Food and Drug Act (1906), 101, 103, 104–105, 109–116

  Putnam, Todd, 475

  Pütter, Klaus, 203, 210–211

  Puttnam, David, 363

  Quaker Oats, 382, 391, 418�
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  Quevedo, Pedro, 297, 313–314

  Racial discrimination, Coca-Cola Company and, 405, 415, 416–417, 482

  Racism, CC drinking among blacks and, 83

  Radio programs, CC-sponsored, 168–169, 192

  Rainwater, Charles Veazey, 71, 77, 128–134 passim, 156, 163

  Rainwater, Veazey, Jr., 238

  Rani (beverage), 469

  Read, J. Parker, 165–166

  Reagan, Ronald, 319, 325–326, 335n, 338

  RecycleMania, 458–459

  Recycling of CC bottles, 279, 484

  Redington, Ginny, 320, 358

  Refreshment Through the Years (film), 183

  Refrigerator, CC and, 166

  Regain (beverage), 362–363

  Relentless (beverage), 467

  Religion, CC as substitute modern, 471–473, 481–482

  Rensburg, Deryck van, 467

  Reynolds, Willy, 278

  Rice, Grantland, 168

  Richey, Matt, 419

  Right Execution Daily (RED) form, 467

  Roberts, Cliff, 229, 235, 236

  Roberts, Hal, 262, 290

  Robinson, Bill, 245–246, 251, 254

  Robinson, C.A., 33

  Robinson, Frank, 26, 28, 40, 50, 55, 60–61, 87, 99–100

  Asa Candler and, 37–38, 125

  CC advertising and, 28–29, 30, 52–53, 64, 75, 85, 92

  CC formula and, 54–55, 490–491

  Pemberton’s sale of formula and, 33–35

  Robinson, Frank II, 490

  Rockwell, Norman, 151, 152, 246

  Rogers, Ray, 424, 424n, 425–426, 432, 441, 442–443, 456, 482

  Romania, CC in, 269, 368, 484

  Romero, Rodrigo, 462

  Romulo, Carlos, 187–188

  Roosevelt, Franklin D., 175, 236

  Roosevelt, Theodore, 102

  Root Glass Company, 98

  Rosalta (beverage), 212

  Rose, Charlie, 424

  Rowden, Ian, 409

  Royal Crown, 263, 275, 324, 353

  Royal Crown Cola (beverage), 179–180, 372, 420

  Royalty, CC as beverage of, 230–231

  Royalty, parent bottler, 75

  Rusby, Henry H., 111, 113

  Russell, Harvey, 265, 265n

  Russia, CC and Pepsi in, 227, 368, 382–383, 389, 391, 401–402, 403, 408, 457

  Sabin, Charles, 123

  Saccharin (sweetener), 76, 103, 121, 275, 295–296, 324

  Saci (beverage), 274–275

  Sadat, Anwar, 294

  SafeWater System, CC and, 483

  Salazar, Antonio de Oliveira, 230

  Salesmen, Coca-Cola, 50, 61–62, 87–88

  Salter, Charles, 491–492

  Samaranch, Juan Antonio, 385

  Sampling campaigns, 29, 57, 208, 227, 381, 410

  Sanders, Carl, 292

  Sanford, Terry, 111, 112

  Santa Claus, CC and image of, 167–168

  Santiago, Antonio, 465

  Saudi Arabia, CC in, 366, 369, 408, 469

  Save the Children, 464

  Schanck, Charles, 96

  Schifilliti, Charlie, 352

  Schmeling, Max, 205, 213

  Schmidt, Bill, 299, 313, 323–324, 340, 351, 352, 364

 

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