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The major factor for Bradham's business failure was the price of sugar immediately following World War I, when prices went up to 28 cents per pound (it was three cents per pound pre-war), and Bradham had purchased a large amount of sugar at that price but the price of sugar nosedived soon after he purchased it.
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Caleb Bradham B. May 27, 1867 – d. February 19, 1934 Caleb Davis Bradham invented the soft drink Pepsi-Cola. He was a pharmacist, born in Chinquapin, Duplin County, North Carolina, May 27, 1867. Circa 1890, he dropped out of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, owing to his father's business going bankrupt.
Coca-Cola and Pepsi vending machines in Indianapolis, 1988. The Cola wars are the long-time rivalry between soft drink producers The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo, who have engaged in mutually-targeted marketing campaigns for the direct competition between each company's product lines, especially their flagship colas, Coca-Cola and Pepsi.
Bradham's company experienced years of success leading up to World War I. However, sugar rationing during the war and a volatile sugar market in the war's aftermath damaged the company's financial health to such a degree that in 1923, Bradham declared bankruptcy and returned to running pharmacies in North Carolina. [7]
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A discontinued variant on the original Pepsi with a combination of kola nuts, sugar, and sparkling water. It was released as part of the Pepsi 1893 line, which features variants on the original Pepsi formulation by Caleb Bradham. [7] Pepsi 1893 Ginger Cola 2016 A discontinued Pepsi 1893 variant with ginger flavoring. [7]