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Asa Griggs Candler Sr. (December 30, 1851 – March 12, 1929) was an American business tycoon and politician who in 1888 purchased the Coca-Cola recipe for $238.98 [1] from chemist John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia.
Then, he became interested in the Pepsi-Cola Company after Coca-Cola refused to give him concessions on the sale of the cola in his drugstore. [12] He stopped selling Coke and started selling Pepsi. When Pepsi-Cola Company went bankrupt (for the second time) on June 8, 1931, he bought the Pepsi-Cola Co. from Roy Megargel, for the price of ...
Walter Staunton Mack (October 19, 1895 – March 18, 1990) was a US drink businessman and financier. He was president of Pepsi-Cola from 1938 until 1951 after taking over from Charles Guth . [ 1 ] Walter S Mack Jr, his son, married Consuelo Mack .
"We appreciate all that The Sellers family has done to build our brands and look forward to carrying on their legacy of service to the people of Northern California," said Glen Walter, President ...
Walter then went on a tour to defend his product and against the rumors that he had gone insane. He called it the tour of "Johnny Grapeseed". [3] In July 1977, after a merger with Coca-Cola Co., the Taylor Wine Co. sued Taylor to stop him from using his last name. U.S. District Court Judge Harold P. Burke agreed with the complaint. His ...
And now Coca-Cola is throwing their hat in the ring with a super nostalgic spin on their classic recipe: Orange Cream. The ice cream truck-inspired flavor combo experienced a bit of a renaissance ...
Bellingrath Gardens and Home is the 65-acre (26 ha) public garden and historic home of Walter and Bessie Bellingrath, located on the Fowl River near Mobile, Alabama, United States. Walter Bellingrath was one of the first Coca-Cola bottlers in the Southeast, and with his wealth built the estate garden and home. He and his wife, Bessie, lived in ...
Bessie Morse Bellingrath (1878 – 1943) was an Alabama philanthropist known for developing the Bellingrath Gardens and Home, the historic home of Bessie Morse Bellingrath and her husband, Mobile Coca-Cola Company president Walter Bellingrath. Bellingrath is remembered for her work creating the Bellingrath Gardens, as well as her private ...