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On September 11, 1951, an Egyptian newspaper, al-Ahram, published a fatwa by mufti Hasanayn al-Makhluf [1] ruling Coca-Cola and Pepsi were permissible under Islamic law.The premise of the case was due to rumors and conspiracies spreading among the public, such as the Coca-Cola logo, when reflected in a mirror, spelling out "No Mohammed no Mecca" in Arabic.
Coca-Cola and rival PepsiCo spent hundreds of millions of dollars over decades building demand for their soft drinks in Muslim-majority countries including Egypt to Pakistan. Now, both face a ...
In September 1951, the mufti of Egypt issued a fatwa stating that both Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola were permissible for Muslims to drink. In order to arrive at that decision, the Department of Fatwas had the Ministry of Public Health analyze the composition of the two drinks.
Old Spiro Spathis sign. In 1909, Nicolas Spathis, a Greek entrepreneur from Alexandria, began producing and selling lemonade soda in green glass bottles. [4] Two decades later in 1920 [5] [6] his nephew, Spiro Spathis, expanded the family venture [4] in Cairo, by establishing Egypt's first soda beverage [7] and a soft drink's business that bore his name.
Both Coca-Cola and Pepsi can trace their origins back to the 1890s, and the two sodas seemed to be able to peacefully co-exist until nearly a century later. But in the 1980s, the companies began...
Teem is a brand of carbonated soft drink introduced by PepsiCo in 1959 as a lemon-lime-flavored competitor of 7 Up. It was discontinued and delisted in the US in 1984. [citation needed] Teem is no longer available in most of the world, however some countries in African and Asian regions produce a Teem branded cola under their manufacturing plants.
Austin brought Fanta Orange to the Soviet Union, ending Pepsi's brief monopoly there. Through meetings with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, Austin helped restore operations in Egypt after a 12-year boycott. Austin brought Coca-Cola back into Portugal after a 50-year ban on the drink. [6] Austin also brought Coca-Cola to Yemen and Sudan. [7]
Together, the two companies own roughly 72.8% of the carbonated soft drink market in the U.S. — with Coca-Cola owning 46.3% and Pepsi 26.5%. According to the county's statement, the two ...